The Cavendish High Academy
Academy special converter · Mixed · Halton
Lincoln Close, Runcorn, WA7 4YX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
88.0%
35.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
110
Capacity used
Over capacity122%
90 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elaine Haver
- Address
- Lincoln Close, Runcorn, WA7 4YX
- Phone
- 01928561706
- Local authority
- Halton
- Ward / constituency
- Beechwood & Heath · Runcorn and Helsby
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140578
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 61% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CAVENDISH HIGH ACADEMY
110 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 81 pupils
Attendance
88.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
12.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 16 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.