Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
About the school
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College 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
- 12 October 2022
- Published
- 27 November 2022
- 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
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 55.6
- 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
- 58.80%
- Cheshire East
- 45.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.30%
- Cheshire East
- 67.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 73.50%
- Cheshire East
- 38.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.06
- Cheshire East
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.94
AAB or better
- School
- 8.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1358
Girls
98.82%
Boys
1.18%
SEN support
4.64%
Education, health and care plan
2.28%
English as an additional language
8.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.84%
Overall absence
5.12
Persistent absence
10.68
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
219
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
126
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
56%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
23%