The Rudheath Senior Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D48
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Northwich, CW9 7DT
- Distance
- 8.4km away
Knutsford Academy
Bexton Road, Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Local ranking5th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1606
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 63.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 80.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 214
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 61.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
58
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.9% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 218
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1325
- Boys
- 703 (49%)
- Girls
- 726 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1606 (89% full)
- SEND
- 20.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.9%
- EAL
- 3.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 18.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 91.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,645/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
- 6.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.3%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.0%
- Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
88.3%
White British
2.9%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Bexton Road
Knutsford, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 138002
- UKPRN
- 10036828
- Establishment No.
- 4163
- Trust
- THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
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