OFSTED
17 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
11 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cheshire East
Trust
THE CORNOVII TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,528
1,528 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
759
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
769
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Cheshire East
16.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.5 pts
below England
School
4.8%
Cheshire East
10.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.0 pts
above England
School
5.0%
Cheshire East
1.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.0%
1,345
Any other White background
2.4%
37
Chinese
1.5%
23
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
22
Any other Asian background
1.2%
19
White and Asian
1.1%
17
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
11.9%
181 of
1,528 pupils
9.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.7 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
51.9
12.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.21 · 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
7.02%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.80 pts
higher than
England
School
7.02%
Cheshire East
5.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.87 pts
higher than
England
School
18.69%
Cheshire East
13.33%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.49%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.68 pts
higher than
England
School
2.49%
Cheshire East
1.79%
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
97.0%
4.7 pts
above England
Alsager School
97.0%
Cheshire East
92.6%
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.