Congleton High School | Secondary with sixth form in Congleton, Cheshire East | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Congleton High School

SecondaryPost 16

Cheshire East · Congleton · CW12 4NS tlptrust.com

Pupils
1,174
cap. 1,236
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
2 Feb 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
10 Jan 2018
Short inspection
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16 Dec 2014
Full inspectionGood
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15 Jan 2013
Interim assessment
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 35,501 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Criterion 6 (all other pupils)

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Cheshire East allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Cheshire East. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
63%
+5pp
LA
64%
England
66%
78%68%58%
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GCSE 5+
41%
+1pp
LA
41%
England
46%
56%47%38%
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Attainment 8
44.8
+3.1
LA
45.1
England
46.8
51.146.441.7
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EBacc entry
65%
-8pp
LA
36%
England
41%
85%51%16%
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EBacc APS
7.7
+0.2
LA
7.7
England
7.7
9.78.47.2
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.47
Below average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
34.0
+6.2
LA
32.5
England
32.4
34.030.927.8
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A-level value added
+0.40
+0.6
LA
+0.01
+0.4+0.1-0.2
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AAB+ in facilitating subjects
24%
+20pp
LA
13%
England
14%
24%14%4%
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Average A-level grade
C+
+1
C+CC-
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.40
Above average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

93%

staying in education or employment

3% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education83%
Apprenticeships6%
Employment4%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

86%

staying in education or employment

12% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education42%
Apprenticeships11%
Employment33%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,211
cap. 1,236
1,2751,2101,144
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Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
LA AVG 15.65:1
18.317.115.8
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EAL
3%
LA AVG 10.85%
3%2%1%
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FSM eligible
16%
LA AVG 22.8%
18%16%13%
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SEN
14%
LA AVG 15.9%
14%10%5%
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Overall absence
10%
LA
9%
England
9%
10%7%5%
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Persistent absence
26%
LA
23%
England
24%
32%21%11%
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Overview

AddressBox Lane, Congleton, CW12 4NS
Telephone01260730123
Local authorityCheshire East
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone

Nearby schools

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Finance£7380 spend / pupil£7705 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Apr 2011 (was URN 132748)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2563%41%44.8Not applicable65%7.7195
2023/2458%40%41.7-0.4773%7.5196
2022/2361%38%42.1-0.3077%7.2191
2021/2278%56%50.6+0.0885%9.7210
2018/1970%43%50.4+0.2216%8.2200
2017/1873%50%51.1+0.3716%7.5179
2016/1774%48%48.2-0.1316%163
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2566%
2023/2474%
2022/2379%
2021/2285%
2018/1929%
2017/1824%
2016/1727%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2534.0C++0.4024%115
2023/2427.8C--0.224%136
2022/2329.0C7%139
2021/2234.0C+21%133
2018/1930.1C-0.107%106
2017/1833.2C+-0.0613%94
2016/1729.9C+0.0413%127

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,21115.814%3%16%10%26%
2023/241,26816.110%2%14%9%29%
2022/231,2756%2%16%8%23%
2021/221,26618.35%2%15%10%32%
2020/211,26317.68%1%13%
2018/191,18916.96%1%17%5%12%
2017/181,16617.05%1%17%5%12%
2016/171,14416.86%2%18%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.