The County High School, Leftwich
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 27 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 138743
- Address
- Granville Road, CW9 8EZ
- Website
- http://www.leftwichhigh.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1035 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 88.8%
Chinese 3.1%
Other White 2.2%
Mixed 2.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 91%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.8
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.3
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 17 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 46 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 204 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 203 |
Admissions
The County High School, Leftwich
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 99
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 102 108 |
| Year 8 | 210 113 97 |
| Year 9 | 210 100 110 |
| Year 10 | 201 102 99 |
| Year 11 | 204 111 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 31.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 57.0% 17.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |