Weaverham High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.621 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Weaverham High School is a secondary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Weaverham High School 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 | 5.621 mi |
| 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
- For Year 7 2026, the last distance offered was 5.621 miles, the 3rd longest of 7 Cheshire West and Chester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- Year 7 last distances have swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2016 to 2017; the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2016.
- There were 224 first-choice applications for 225 Year 7 offers in 2026; 215 offers went to first-choice families and 9 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 (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
- Lime Avenue, Weaverham, Northwich, CW8 3HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience an ambitious and inclusive school, which aims for them to be the best version of themselves.”
- “Pupils feel safe and respected.”
- “They are known as individuals and benefit from high-quality pastoral support and care.”
To improve
- “However, the achievement of pupils who have joined the school with lower attainment has been more variable.”
- “However, attendance for disadvantaged pupils fell last year and was lower than the national average for that group.”
- “However, the use of assessment during lessons is inconsistent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.6 | 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: 224 first-preference applications, 225 offers in total, 215 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.
- Hartford Church of England High School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Nicholas Catholic High School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The County High School, Leftwich 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Rudheath Senior Academy 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Winsford Academy 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Helsby High School 7.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College 8.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Christleton High School 11.7 mi Good Last distance published