Greenbank School
Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1LD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael McCann
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 133
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 111503
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606663820
About this school
Greenbank School is a community special school in Northwich. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 129 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenbank School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 15 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.11 -2.80 to -1.41 | -2.00 -2.71 to -1.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Greenbank School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.7 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.5 | 40.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.21%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 9.59%
- Persistent absence
- 30.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmy Hall School0.2 miles
Special schools · Northwich
-
Cloughwood Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Northwich
-
The Grange School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Northwich
-
Adventure Wellbeing School1.2 miles
Special schools · Northwich
-
OneSchool Global Northwich1.7 miles
Independent schools · Northwich
Other schools in Northwich
- Adventure Wellbeing School Special schools
- Cloughwood Academy Academies
- Elmy Hall School Special schools
- Petty Pool College Other types
- Rosebank School Special schools
- The Russett School Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Greenbank School teach?
- Greenbank School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Northwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenbank School?
- The headteacher of Greenbank School is Mr Michael McCann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenbank School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenbank School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Greenbank School?
- Greenbank School has 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Greenbank School full?
- Greenbank School has capacity for 133 pupils and 129 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Greenbank School a faith school?
- No. Greenbank School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Greenbank School have?
- The schools register lists Greenbank School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Greenbank School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.7 in 2022/23 and 1.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Greenbank School's absence rate?
- Greenbank School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenbank School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenbank 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 29 June 2026.