North Cestrian School

State-Funded School

north-cestrian-school-trafford-north-west

North WestRegion

TraffordLocal Authority

Altrincham and Sale WestConstituency

WA14 4AJPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

North Cestrian School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Trafford, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 799 pupils. North Cestrian School is part of The Hamblin Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 60.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.56

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

17%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

799

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 799
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Hamblin Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024. 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
29 Apr 2019	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.