St Nicholas Catholic High School
Greenbank Lane, Northwich, CW8 1JW
1,201 pupils · 97% of 1,240 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 7 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 72.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 59.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 182 | 444 | 199 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 215 | 208 | 464 | 215 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 218 | 218 | 438 | 218 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 212 | 215 | 463 | 212 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 213 | 195 | 368 | 210 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 193 | 175 | 370 | 193 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 221 | 204 | 401 | 220 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 226 | 195 | 409 | 216 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hartford Church of England High School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The County High School, Leftwich 1.5 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Rudheath Senior Academy 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Weaverham High School 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Winsford Academy 5.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Middlewich High School 8.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.