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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 January 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 January 2018Graded 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 entry167 applications · 116 places offered · 108 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2025 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2024 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2023 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2022 0.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2021 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2020 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2019 1.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2018 0.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.6
- 2017 1.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.8
- 2016 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2015 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.7
- 2014 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.6
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester 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 | 116 | 167 | 1.4 | 108 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 105 | 183 | 1.7 | 94 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2024 | 112 | 165 | 1.5 | 100 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2023 | 96 | 160 | 1.7 | 85 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 | 150 | 132 | 0.9 | 96 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2021 | 84 | 109 | 1.3 | 78 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 | 102 | 118 | 1.2 | 80 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2019 | 94 | 93 | 1.0 | 67 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2018 | 89 | 76 | 0.9 | 50 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2017 | 93 | 97 | 1.0 | 66 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2016 | 56 | 81 | 1.5 | 48 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 | 65 | 95 | 1.5 | 62 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 | 90 | 122 | 1.4 | 89 | 0.99 |
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.) | 115 | 32.2 | 19% | 36% | – |
| 2024/25 | 121 | 35.7 | 28% | 50% | – |
| 2023/24 | 104 | 37.2 | 27% | 49% | −0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 88 | 34.9 | 27% | 44% | −0.56 |
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
- The Rudheath Senior AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.4applications per place 32.2Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.3applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20242.2applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20232.5applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.1applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterSerious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade20251.1applications per place 32.0Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · Cheshire EastGood20222.0applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · Cheshire East20262.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 10.1 km · Cheshire EastStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137582 · 896/4000
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 840 pupils · 576 on roll
- Free school meals
- 36.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 January 2012
- Replaced
- Rudheath Community High School (URN 111409)
- Address
- Middlewich Road, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7DT
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources