Weaverham High School
Lime Avenue, Northwich, CW8 3HT
1,154 pupils · 98% of 1,175 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SANDSTONE TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
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 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 17 May 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 | 50.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 56.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.8% |
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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 225 | 224 | 461 | 225 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 200 | 196 | 434 | 200 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 231 | 232 | 460 | 231 |
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 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Nicholas Catholic High School 3.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The County High School, Leftwich 5.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Rudheath Senior Academy 6.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Winsford Academy 7.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy 9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
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.