Middlewich High School
King Edward Street, Middlewich, CW10 9BU
665 pupils · 95% of 700 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 13 December 2022, published 5 February 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 | 41.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 61.2% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.19 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 126 | 150 | 254 | 126 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 123 | 114 | 210 | 117 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 123 | 111 | 217 | 121 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 140 | 148 | 258 | 140 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 132 | 141 | 226 | 132 |
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
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 5.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- The Winsford Academy 5.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The County High School, Leftwich 7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College 7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Sandbach School 7.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Rudheath Senior Academy 7.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.