Holmes Chapel Comprehensive SchoolMiddlewich High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and Middlewich High School are secondary schools.
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Middlewich High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School is ahead on our composite score.
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School was judged Good and Middlewich High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.2 for Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and 41.2 for Middlewich High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School (55.6 in 2021-22, 48.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at Middlewich High School (38.5 in 2022-23, 41.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CreweHolmes Chapel Comprehensive School | MiddlewichMiddlewich High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 22 in Cheshire East Stronger figure | 16th of 22 in Cheshire East | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,322 | 677 | |
| Capacity | 1,395 | 700 | |
| Location | Crewe, CW4 7DX | Middlewich, CW10 9BU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 Stronger figure | 41.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.5% Stronger figure | 34.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.6% Stronger figure | 54.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.2% | 61.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 Stronger figure | 3.85 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 230 | 134 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 60 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 28.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,322 | 677 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.4% | 25.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.3% | 3.1% | |
| SEN support | 5.7% | 12.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.4% | 7.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.2% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.1% Stronger figure | 25.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Middlewich High School
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