The County High School, Leftwich
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B70
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Northwich, CW9 8EZ
- Distance
- 2.2km away
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Middlewich Road, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7DT
Local ranking14th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
840
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 12 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 32.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 19.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 35.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 115
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 590
- Boys
- 286 (50%)
- Girls
- 290 (50%)
- Capacity
- 840 (69% full)
- SEND
- 23.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.6%
- EAL
- 6.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.4%
- SEN Support
- 19.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,558/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.6%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Asian Other: 1.7%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Chinese: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
88.6%
White British
3.4%
White Other
1.7%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Middlewich Road
Northwich, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 137582
- UKPRN
- 10036069
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
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