The Winsford Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F21
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Winsford, CW7 2BT
- Distance
- 9.8km away
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Eaton Road, Tarporley, CW6 0BL
Local ranking3rd of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1270
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 April 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 57.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 65.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 82.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 206
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Higher education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
85
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 11.0% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 167
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1186
- Boys
- 639 (52%)
- Girls
- 580 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1270 (96% full)
- SEND
- 7.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.6%
- EAL
- 1.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 6.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,421/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
- 15.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 92.3%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- White Irish: 0.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
92.3%
White British
2.0%
White Other
1.1%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Eaton Road
Tarporley, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 138483
- UKPRN
- 10037872
- Establishment No.
- 4135
- Trust
- SANDSTONE TRUST
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