The Cavendish High Academy

State-Funded School

the-cavendish-high-academy-halton-north-west

North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Runcorn and HelsbyConstituency

WA7 4YXPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Cavendish High Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 110 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

110

Total Pupils

65%Boys

35%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

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: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 110
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 28 June 2023. 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 Mar 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.