The Winsford Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
The Winsford Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.
It currently serves 945 pupils. The Winsford Academy is part of HALLIARD TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Inadequate
Personaldevelopment
Requires improvement
Behaviour &attitudes
Inadequate
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 30.6
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 13.7%
- EBacc average point score
- 2.54
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 945
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- HALLIARD TRUST
Inspection history
3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2025 | Requires improvement | Inadequate | Requires improvement | Inadequate | Not judged |
| 30 Jan 2023 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| 31 May 2016 | 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.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 5 miles of Cheshire West and Chester.
The County High School, Leftwich
Cheshire West and Chester · 3.4 mi
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Cheshire West and Chester · 3.6 mi
Middlewich High School
Cheshire East · 3.7 mi
Hartford Church of England High School
Cheshire West and Chester · 3.7 mi
The Grange School
Cheshire West and Chester · 3.7 mi
OneSchool Global Northwich
Cheshire West and Chester · 4.1 mi
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Cheshire West and Chester · 4.7 mi
Weaverham High School
Cheshire West and Chester · 4.9 mi