OFSTED
12 January 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Trust
NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
576
576 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
290
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
286
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.5 pts
above England
School
36.3%
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.
13.4 pts
below England
School
6.9%
Cheshire West and Chester
7.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.8 pts
above England
School
3.8%
Cheshire West and Chester
1.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.4%
509
Any other White background
3.6%
21
African
1.7%
10
Any other Asian background
1.4%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
6
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
5
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
24.0%
138 of
576 pupils
3.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 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
35.7
3.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.22 · 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
12.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.13 pts
higher than
England
School
12.35%
Cheshire West and Chester
6.16%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.02%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.20 pts
higher than
England
School
34.02%
Cheshire West and Chester
15.25%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.95 pts
higher than
England
School
7.75%
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
68.6%
23.7 pts
below England
The Rudheath Senior Academy
68.6%
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.