Middlewich High School
About the school
Middlewich High School is an open secondary school in Cheshire East.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 December 2022
- Published
- 5 February 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.2
- Cheshire East
- 47.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cheshire East
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.30%
- Cheshire East
- 45.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.50%
- Cheshire East
- 67.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 61.20%
- Cheshire East
- 38.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.85
- Cheshire East
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
677
Girls
51.99%
Boys
48.01%
SEN support
11.96%
Education, health and care plan
7.68%
English as an additional language
3.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.26%
Overall absence
8.32
Persistent absence
25.31
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
137
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
76%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
7%