Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sandbach, Cheshire East
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Sandbach, Cheshire East for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2022. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 3NT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 1,340 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and students in the sixth form are proud of their school.”
- “They told inspectors that they are happy and that they can be themselves.”
- “They said that everyone is accepted and welcomed.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders do not use assessment strategies well enough to track pupils’”
- “knowledge and understanding over time.”
- “This means that in some cases, pupils do not build upon what they already know as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 250 first-preference applications, 249 offers in total, 241 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Cheshire East published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- Sandbach School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sir William Stanier School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alsager School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Cheshire Studio School 4.2 mi School remains Good
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC 4.2 mi Not judged
- Middlewich High School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ruskin Community High School 4.9 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published