Middlewich High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cheshire East
King Edward Street, Middlewich, CW10 9BU
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/12/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
25.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
665
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
700 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
114 of 114 families who put it first got an offer
123
Places offered
210
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 114 | 114 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 62 | 2 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 34 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 210 | 117 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire East lets families list 3 preferences. 98 applications came from outside the council area (53 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lydia Naylor
- Address
- King Edward Street, Middlewich, CW10 9BU
- Phone
- 01606537670
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward / constituency
- Middlewich · Mid Cheshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148693
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION
665 pupils · 700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good - 19
06 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 715 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 40.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 61.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 134 | — |
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 | 134 | 16% | 42% | 64% | |
| English Language | 134 | 13% | 39% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 130 | 9% | 37% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 98 | 6% | 21% | 45% | |
| Spanish | 81 | 7% | 41% | 58% | |
| History | 78 | 21% | 40% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 10% | 59% | 90% | |
| Design & Technology | 47 | 2% | 28% | 40% | |
| Geography | 42 | 24% | 38% | 55% | |
| Biology | 34 | 21% | 79% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 34% | 75% | 88% | |
| Physics | 31 | 35% | 84% | 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 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.