The Rudheath Senior Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Rudheath Senior Academy is a secondary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 January 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
The Rudheath Senior Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 36.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 15.8%.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 11 of the 18 other Cheshire West and Chester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 108 first-choice applications for 116 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 35.7 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Middlewich Road, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7DT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 576 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 January 2023
Strengths
- “This school is a friendly and welcoming community.”
- “Staff know the pupils well and ensure that they are well cared for.”
- “The vast majority of pupils are happy and feel safe at school.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils need help to improve their behaviour.”
- “The proportion of pupils studying languages as part of the English Baccalaureate is lower than leaders would like.”
- “This means that some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (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) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.7 | 46 |
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: 108 first-preference applications, 116 offers in total, 108 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- The County High School, Leftwich 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicholas Catholic High School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hartford Church of England High School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Weaverham High School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Winsford Academy 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College 10.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Helsby High School 11.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christleton High School 15.3 mi Good Last distance published