The Winsford Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester
CW7 2BT
Composite score
38.2

About The Winsford Academy

The Winsford Academy is a secondary school in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 1,023 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 30.6, well below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

14% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 29% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 45% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. The Winsford Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#3,135
National rank
#434
In North West
#20
In Cheshire West and Chester
Top 98%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
30.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
14%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
29%
% EBacc grade 5+
5%
EBacc average points score
2.54

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,023 % FSM ever-6 44.9% % EAL 5.1% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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