Middlewich High School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

Mid CheshireConstituency

CW10 9BUPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Middlewich High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 665 pupils. Middlewich High School is part of THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.85

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

665

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 665
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
29 Jul 2013	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.