Schools in Northwich

About schools in Northwich

Northwich lists 42 schools, most of them primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

62%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 27 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

47.2

average Attainment 8 score, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools26

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Charles Darwin Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Comberbach Nursery and Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Cuddington Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Davenham CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Great Budworth CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Hartford Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Kingsmead Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Leftwich Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Little Leigh Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Moulton School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Sandiway Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Victoria Road Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Weaverham Forest Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• Weaverham Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Whitegate CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Wincham Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  35%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Hartford Church of England High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  50.3

  Attainment 8
• St Nicholas Catholic High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  50.8

  Attainment 8
• The County High School, Leftwich

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  51.9

  Attainment 8
• The Rudheath Senior Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  35.7

  Attainment 8
• Weaverham High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  50.6

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College

  Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16 to 19

Special schools and alternative provision7

• Adventure Wellbeing School

  Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 11

• Cloughwood Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 8 to 18 · Boys

• Elmy Hall School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 18

• Greenbank School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 18

• Petty Pool College

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• Rosebank School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• The Russett School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

Independent schools3

• Cransley School

  Other independent school · Ages 4 to 16

• OneSchool Global Northwich

  Other independent school · Ages 7 to 18

• The Grange School

  Other independent school · Ages 4 to 19

Common questions about schools in Northwich

How many schools does Northwich have?

OfferDay lists 42 schools in Northwich, including 26 primary schools and seven special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Northwich?

Every school in Northwich is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Northwich ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Northwich where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.