Congleton High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cheshire East
Box Lane, Congleton, CW12 4NS
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
26.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,174
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,236 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
177 of 178 families who put it first got an offer
211
Places offered
325
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 178 | 177 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 118 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 325 | 178 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire East lets families list 3 preferences. 27 applications came from outside the council area (12 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Heidi Thurland
- Address
- Box Lane, Congleton, CW12 4NS
- Phone
- 01260730123
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward / constituency
- Congleton West · Congleton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136655
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
1,174 pupils · 1,236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,037 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.80 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.81 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 195 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 24.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 83 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 196 | 15% | 45% | 69% | |
| English Language | 195 | 18% | 51% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 185 | 23% | 56% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 175 | 11% | 37% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 168 | 7% | 32% | 53% | |
| Spanish | 112 | 4% | 25% | 40% | |
| History | 105 | 28% | 63% | 66% | |
| Geography | 88 | 15% | 42% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 41 | 32% | 80% | 93% | |
| Physical Education | 38 | 8% | 21% | 50% | |
| Social Studies | 34 | 6% | 50% | 68% | |
| Drama | 25 | 56% | 96% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 24 | 4% | 4% | 21% | |
| Mathematics | 21 | 24% | 43% | 57% | |
| Law | 16 | 0% | 0% | 19% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 36% | 57% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 13 | 15% | 38% | 69% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 20% | 50% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 60% | 60% | |
| Economics | 10 | 10% | 10% | 20% | |
| Photography | 8 | 0% | 13% | 63% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 7 | 57% | 71% | 71% | |
| Design and Technology (Engineering) | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17210: Congleton High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 43% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 48% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire East council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.