Elm House School
Elm House School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 14. It has 5 pupils and room for 10.
15 Mill Road, Cheadle, Stoke on Trent, ST10 1NG01538 269937halliwellhomes.co.uk/elm-house-schoolMrs Nicola Baddeley headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 50% | 43% | 20% | 20% | – |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 50% | 57% | 80% | 80% | – |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadle Primary School | Council | 220 m | 312 | Good 2022 | 11 | Compare |
| St Giles' Catholic Primary School | Academy | 370 m | 211 | Good 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| Painsley Catholic College | Academy | 500 m | 1,340 | Good 2022 | 86 | Compare |
| Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School | Academy | 520 m | 144 | Report card 2026 | 41 | Compare |
| The Cheadle Academy | Academy | 600 m | 380 | Not inspected | 22 | Compare |
| Sycamore Meadow Outdoor Learning Centre | Independent | 1.7 miles | 4 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 212 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| Great Wood Community Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 101 | Report card 2026 | 48 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Elm House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Elm House School yet.
How many pupils does Elm House School have?
5 pupils aged 5 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 10 places, so it is 50% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 15 Mill Road, Cheadle, Stoke on Trent, ST10 1NG
- Telephone
- 01538 269937
- Website
- halliwellhomes.co.uk/elm-house-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Baddeley
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Cheadle South East
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 14 January 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148133 · LAESTAB 8606069
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.