The Rudheath Senior Academy
Middlewich Road, Northwich, CW9 7DT
576 pupils · 69% of 840 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 36.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 23.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 116 | 108 | 167 | 115 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 105 | 94 | 183 | 100 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 112 | 100 | 165 | 107 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 96 | 85 | 160 | 94 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 150 | 96 | 132 | 101 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 84 | 78 | 109 | 84 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 102 | 80 | 118 | 89 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 94 | 67 | 93 | 77 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The County High School, Leftwich 2.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Nicholas Catholic High School 3.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hartford Church of England High School 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Weaverham High School 6.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Winsford Academy 7.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Middlewich High School 7.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.