Weaverham High School
Lime Avenue, Weaverham, Northwich, CW8 3HT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SANDSTONE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare Morgan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,175
- Pupils on roll
- 1,154
- URN
- 149614
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606852120
About this school
Weaverham High School is a secondary academy in Northwich. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,154 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 237 | 228 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.9 | 50.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.17 -0.02 to +0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61.6% | 56.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.4% | 70.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41.4% | 36.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.4 |
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 Weaverham High 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 | — | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.9 | 40.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1,165 |
| 2024/25 | 1,160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weaverham High School compares
Weaverham High School ranked 7th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.6 | 8% | 19% | 1,154 | — |
| 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 |
| The Winsford Academy | 30.6 | 16.7% | 44.9% | 945 | 4.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.97%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.03%
- Persistent absence
- 20.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartford Church of England High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Northwich
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St Nicholas Catholic High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Northwich
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The County High School, Leftwich3.3 miles
Secondary · Northwich
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The Rudheath Senior Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Northwich
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The Winsford Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Winsford
Other schools in Northwich
Weaverham High School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary 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
- 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
- Great Budworth CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Weaverham High School teach?
- Weaverham High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Northwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Weaverham High School?
- The headteacher of Weaverham High School is Ms Clare Morgan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Weaverham High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weaverham High 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 big is Weaverham High School?
- Weaverham High School has 1,154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Weaverham High School full?
- Weaverham High School has capacity for 1,175 pupils and 1,154 on roll (98%), 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 Weaverham High School a faith school?
- No. Weaverham High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Weaverham High School a selective school?
- No. Weaverham High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Weaverham High School?
- Weaverham High School is part of SANDSTONE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Weaverham High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.9 in 2023/24 and 50.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weaverham High School rank locally?
- Weaverham High School ranked 7th of 20 secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Weaverham High School's absence rate?
- Weaverham High School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 10 July 2026.