The County High School, Leftwich
Granville Road, Northwich, CW9 8EZ
1,046 pupils · 100% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 8 July 2026. 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 | 51.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 57.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 86.3% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 205 | 226 | 466 | 205 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 204 | 240 | 476 | 204 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 209 | 245 | 498 | 209 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 205 | 240 | 510 | 205 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 210 | 231 | 499 | 210 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 206 | 237 | 528 | 206 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 195 | 215 | 516 | 195 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 196 | 283 | 553 | 196 |
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
- St Nicholas Catholic High School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hartford Church of England High School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Rudheath Senior Academy 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Weaverham High School 5.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Winsford Academy 5.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Middlewich High School 7 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.