Painsley Catholic College is situated in Cheadle

Cheadle, Staffordshire

Cheadle is a small market town near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, with a population of 12,158 according to the 2001 census. It is roughly from the city of Stoke-on-Trent, north of Birmingham and south of Manchester...

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

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 and is one of the leading schools in the country

Country

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. Painsley consistently achieves excellent grades

Grade (education)

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 at GCSE level and the shared VI Form continues this success. The name “Painsley” was chosen because it had a common link with all the parishes which cover the school

School

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 community

Community

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. From Painsley Hall, Draycott

Draycott

Draycott may refer to:* Draycott, Derbyshire** Draycott and Breaston railway station * Draycott, Gloucestershire* Draycot, Oxfordshire* Draycott, in Rodney Stoke parish, Somerset** Draycott Sleights, a nearby SSSI...

, one of the Draycott family houses, came a “Painsley and Draycott Mission”, which served the neighbouring areas and from which grew those parishes which are now connected with the college

College

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Curriculum

Painsley teaches Physics

Physics

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, Chemistry

Chemistry

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, Biology

Biology

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, Applied Science

Applied science

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, Maths, Statistics

Statistics

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, English

English language

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, English Lit

English literature

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, German

German language

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, French

French language

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, Spanish

Spanish language

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, Religious Education

Religious Education

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, Information Communication Technology, Geography

Geography

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, History

History

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, Art

Art

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, Textiles, Systems and Control

Systems and Control

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, Graphic products, Food Technology

Food technology

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, Resistant Materials, PE

Physical education

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, Music

Music

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 and Drama

Drama

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Notable alumni

• Adam Yates
  Adam Yates
  Adam Paul Yates is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Port Vale as a full back. He is a former semi-pro international with England....
  
  : Professional footballer
• Gareth Owen: Professional footballer
• Greg Sammons (broadcaster)
  Greg Sammons (broadcaster)
  Greg Sammons presents traffic and travel for talkSPORT, a national DAB/AM radio station. He also does the travel for a number of stations in the Midlands including BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, BBC Radio Derby, BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio Stoke and BBC WM....
  
  : Radio presenter and Talksport travel reporter
• Rachel Shenton
  Rachel Shenton
  Rachel Shenton, , is an English actress, who has appeared in a number of British television series, commercials, films and has also done voice overs. She is currently portraying Mitzeee on Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.-Career:Shenton was born in Stoke-on-Trent on the 6 November 1987 and has lived...
  
  : Actress