The County High School, Leftwich is a secondary school located in Northwich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 09/03/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Granville Road, Northwich, CW9 8EZ
Website: http://www.leftwichhigh.com
Telephone: 01606333300
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Snelson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138743

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 975
Number of Pupils: 997
Number of Boys: 529
Number of Girls: 468

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.8 Confidence interval 0.62 to 0.98
Of the 195 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 193 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:93%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:73%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:59.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.64
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leftwich Community Primary School
Old Hall Road , Leftwich CW9 8DH
- not rated 244 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kingsmead Primary School
Dukes Way , Kingsmead CW9 8WA
4out of 4 1,125 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Davenham CofE Primary School
Charles Avenue , Davenham CW9 8JW
4out of 4 1,158 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Greenbank Lane , Hartford CW8 1JW
3out of 4 1,659 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Charles Darwin Community Primary School
Darwin Street , Castle CW8 1BN
3out of 4 1,949 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The County High School, Leftwich
Granville Road , CW9 8EZ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Greenbank Lane , Hartford CW8 1JW
3out of 4 1,659 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hartford Church of England High School
Hartford Campus Chester Road , CW8 1LH
3out of 4 2,424 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Middlewich Road , Rudheath CW9 7DT
3out of 4 2,446 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir John Deane's College
Monarch Drive , CW9 8AF
- not rated 1,230 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenbank School
Greenbank Lane , Hartford CW8 1LD
4out of 4 1,615 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cloughwood Academy
Stones Manor Lane , Hartford CW8 1NU
4out of 4 1,815 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
OneSchool Global Northwich
Hartford Manor , Greenbank Lane CW8 1HW
- not rated 1,883 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Grange School
Bradburns Lane , Hartford CW8 1LU
- not rated 2,812 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.