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Middlewich High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
King Edward Street, Middlewich CW10 9BU · mhs.school · 01606 537670
On the mapSearch near CW10 9BU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.46 mi
- 3.96 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 7 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 665
- 95% of 700 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 7” went to a home 2.46 mi (3.96 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 150 families put the school first and 126 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 126 | 150 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 123 | 114 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 123 | 111 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 148 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 132 | 141 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.46 mi3.96 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.2, and 34.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲61.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.85 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111410)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.2 | — |
| Sixth form college | 17.6 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 60.6 | −4.1 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 0.7 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Middlewich High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111410), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111410)
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111410)
Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111410)
What parents said
43% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (142 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 43%
- Replies
- 142
- 20% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (24%) with SEND