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Middlewich High School

Secondary · Academy converter · Middlewich, CW10 9BU

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

2,463 of 3,312

Worse than 74% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Ofsted inspection and rating

Middlewich High School rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 Dec 2022

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages11 to 16
Pupils665 of 700 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMs Lydia Naylor
TrustTHE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION
Local authorityCheshire East
Opened01 Dec 2021
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 148693.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects; Progress 8 compares pupils' progress with pupils who had similar key stage 2 results.

MeasureThis schoolCheshire EastEngland
Attainment 8 score41.346.946.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths54.3%66.9%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths28.6%45.3%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths6.4%12.6%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths49.3%62.2%60.2%
Progress 8 scoreNot applicable--
Pupils at the end of key stage 4140--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils665
Girls353
Boys312
Eligible for free school meals26.2%
First language not English2.9%
SEN support100
EHC plan54
Average class size23.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
93.4%
Other White
2.7%
Other mixed
1.1%
African
1.1%
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
White and Asian
0.3%
Irish
0.2%
White and Black African
0.2%
Pakistani
0.2%
Other Black
0.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolCheshire EastEngland
Overall absence7.9%7.5%8%
Persistent absence22.7%19.1%21.6%
Severe absence3%3.1%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)126
Applications (Year 7)254
First preference applications (Year 7)150
First preference offers (Year 7)125
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)95

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places700
Pupils on roll673
Unfilled places3.9%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult10
Teachers (FTE)40.1
Teaching assistants (FTE)18.97
Support staff (FTE)37.98
Teachers in census year (FTE)2023/2433.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2023/2421.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2023/247
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2023/244.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate29.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions7.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0.4%
Permanent exclusions3

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination90.8%
Staying in education83.1%
Further education60.6%
Sixth form college17.6%
Apprenticeship7%
Not sustained6.3%
School sixth form4.2%
Employment0.7%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Middlewich High School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimarySt. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.1 miPrimaryMiddlewich Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryCledford Primary & Nursery AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miPrimaryWimboldsley Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Middlewich High School

What is Middlewich High School's Ofsted rating?

Middlewich High School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 13 Dec 2022.

How does Middlewich High School rank in England?

Middlewich High School ranks 2,463 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 74% of schools).

How many pupils attend Middlewich High School?

Middlewich High School has 665 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 700.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.