Brine Leas School

State-Funded School

brine-leas-school-cheshire-east-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

Crewe and NantwichConstituency

CW5 7DYPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Brine Leas School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,417 pupils. Brine Leas School is part of THE CORNOVII TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.36

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,417

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,417
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: THE CORNOVII TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 19 May 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 May 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.