OFSTED
24 May 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Trust
Seahorse Educational Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,398
1,398 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
706
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
692
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.1 pts
above England
School
25.9%
Cheshire West and Chester
18.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.1 pts
below England
School
8.2%
Cheshire West and Chester
7.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Cheshire West and Chester
1.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.6%
1,239
Any other White background
3.6%
50
African
1.4%
20
Any other Asian background
1.0%
14
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
14
Chinese
0.9%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.6%
148 of
1,398 pupils
10.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.9
0.3 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.58 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.84 pts
higher than
England
School
11.06%
Cheshire West and Chester
6.16%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.68 pts
higher than
England
School
30.49%
Cheshire West and Chester
15.25%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.46 pts
higher than
England
School
6.26%
Cheshire West and Chester
1.74%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.0%
6.3 pts
below England
The Whitby High School
86.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
88.2%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.