The County High School, Leftwich

Term dates

This school sets its own term dates, which are different from Cheshire West and Chester council's. See the school's own term dates.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 226 families put this school as their first choice, and 205 places were offered. 205 of the families who put it first got a place (91%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 2 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

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

Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1046 (capacity 1050)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION

Phone

01606333300

Address

Granville Road, Northwich, CW9 8EZ

Website

leftwichhigh.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports