The Rudheath Senior Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cheshire West and Chester
Middlewich Road, Northwich, CW9 7DT
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.7%
34.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
576
Capacity used
Has space69%
840 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
94 of 94 families who put it first got an offer
105
Places offered
183
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 94 | 94 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 47 | 5 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 42 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 183 | 100 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire West and Chester lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christine Williams
- Address
- Middlewich Road, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7DT
- Phone
- 0160642515
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward / constituency
- Rudheath · Mid Cheshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137582
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
576 pupils · 840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 632 pupils
Attendance
87.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
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 | 37.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 121 | — |
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.
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 | 120 | 8% | 30% | 53% | |
| English Language | 120 | 9% | 43% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 116 | 13% | 50% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 98 | 1% | 13% | 28% | |
| History | 83 | 6% | 24% | 29% | |
| Business | 55 | 4% | 20% | 31% | |
| Geography | 43 | 7% | 26% | 42% | |
| Design & Technology | 33 | 0% | 21% | 36% | |
| Spanish | 28 | 0% | 21% | 43% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 21% | 75% | 96% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 18 | 6% | 39% | 56% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 76% | 94% |
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 West and Chester 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.