Weaverham High School
Lime Avenue, Weaverham, Northwich, CW8 3HT
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by Weaverham High School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare Morgan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Weaver Vale
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 1,175
- Pupils on roll
- 1,161
- URN
- 111414
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
Weaverham High School was a foundation secondary school in Northwich. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 1,161 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Weaverham High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 220 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.30 to +0.08 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 |
How Weaverham High School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.3% | 19.5% | 1,161 | — |
| Weaverham High School | 50.6 | 8% | 19% | 1,154 | 0.0 miles |
| Hartford Church of England High School | 50.3 | 8.1% | 18.7% | 1,102 | 1.9 miles |
| St Nicholas Catholic High School | 50.8 | 8.2% | 14% | 1,201 | 2.4 miles |
| The County High School, Leftwich | 51.9 | 7.6% | 15.8% | 1,046 | 3.3 miles |
| The Rudheath Senior Academy | 35.7 | 12.4% | 34.6% | 576 | 4.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.5%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Weaverham High School0.0 miles
Secondary · Northwich
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Hartford Church of England High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Northwich
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St Nicholas Catholic High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Northwich
-
The County High School, Leftwich3.3 miles
Secondary · Northwich
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The Rudheath Senior Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Northwich
Other schools in Northwich
- Hartford Church of England High School Secondary
- St Nicholas Catholic High School Secondary
- The County High School, Leftwich Secondary
- The Rudheath Senior Academy Secondary
- Weaverham High School Secondary
- Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School Primary
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Cuddington Primary School Primary
- Davenham CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Weaverham High School teach?
- Weaverham High School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Northwich.
- Has Weaverham High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Weaverham High School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Weaverham High School?
- Weaverham High School had 1,161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are Weaverham High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weaverham High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.