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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 December 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry310 applications · 149 places offered · 147 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2025 1.5; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2024 1.5; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2023 1.4; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2022 1.6; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2021 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2020 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2019 1.5; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2018 1.7; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2017 1.4; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2016 1.5; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2015 1.4; Cheshire East median median 1.6
- 2014 1.5; Cheshire East median median 1.6
- This school
- Cheshire East median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 149 | 310 | 2.1 | 147 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2025 | 211 | 325 | 1.5 | 178 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2024 | 201 | 309 | 1.5 | 172 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2023 | 230 | 332 | 1.4 | 194 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2022 | 225 | 368 | 1.6 | 217 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 200 | 351 | 1.8 | 207 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 188 | 331 | 1.8 | 176 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 | 192 | 284 | 1.5 | 172 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 164 | 273 | 1.7 | 160 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 198 | 284 | 1.4 | 186 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 197 | 292 | 1.5 | 202 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 | 178 | 255 | 1.4 | 176 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 193 | 294 | 1.5 | 187 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 195 | 43.5 | 34% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 195 | 44.8 | 41% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 196 | 41.7 | 40% | 58% | −0.47 |
| 2022/23 | 191 | 42.1 | 38% | 61% | −0.30 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Congleton High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- 7.2 km · StaffordshireGood2023
- 7.9 km · StaffordshireRemains Good2023
- 8.0 km · StaffordshireGood20231.8applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
- 8.5 km · Staffordshire202646.0Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 8.7 km · Cheshire EastGood20221.6applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
- 8.8 km · Cheshire EastGood20231.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136655 · 895/4226
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,236 pupils · 1,174 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- Congleton High School (URN 132748)
- Address
- Box Lane, Congleton, CW12 4NS
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources