80%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
59%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
74%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1204.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,358
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College · Secondary with sixth form · Cheshire East
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
80%
+1pp
83%81%79%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
59%
+1pp
62%60%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
Attainment 8
55.6
+3.0
58.055.352.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.6
EBacc entry
74%
+9pp
74%63%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
EBacc APS
1204.8
+186.9
1285.21144.51003.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1204.8
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
33.9
-2.8
38.136.033.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.9
A-level value added
-0.10
-0.2
+0.1-0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
8%
-5pp
20%14%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 8%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
B-C+C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,358
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%
Contact
Address
Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 3NT
Local authority
Cheshire East
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 80% | 59% | 55.6 | Not applicable | 74% | 1204.8 | 98% | 1,358 |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 58% | 52.6 | +0.48 | 65% | 1017.9 | 96% | 1,391 |
| 2022/23 | 79% | 57% | 55.2 | +0.43 | 53% | 1059.7 | 97% | 1,398 |
| 2021/22 | 82% | 62% | 58.0 | +0.55 | 54% | 1285.2 | 93% | 1,476 |
| 2018/19 | 83% | 62% | 57.4 | +0.41 | 57% | 1003.8 | 95% | 1,454 |
| 2017/18 | 80% | 56% | 54.5 | +0.37 | 49% | 947.2 | 90% | 1,428 |
| 2016/17 | 81% | 53% | 53.7 | +0.15 | 47% | — | 91% | 1,355 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33.9 | C+ | -0.10 | 8% | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 36.7 | B- | +0.09 | 13% | 110 |
| 2022/23 | 36.0 | B- | — | 17% | 133 |
| 2021/22 | 38.1 | B- | — | 20% | 122 |
| 2018/19 | 34.7 | C+ | +0.08 | 18% | 147 |
| 2017/18 | 32.7 | C+ | -0.08 | 10% | 154 |
| 2016/17 | 31.5 | C | -0.24 | 11% | 127 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,358 | 14.7 | 7% | 9% | 13% | 5% | 11% |
| 2023/24 | 1,391 | 15.0 | 6% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 1,398 | 15.1 | 4% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 11% |
| 2021/22 | 1,476 | 15.7 | 3% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 1,508 | 14.5 | 3% | 5% | 11% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,454 | 14.4 | 6% | 4% | 15% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 1,428 | 14.7 | 4% | 3% | 15% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 1,355 | 13.2 | 4% | 4% | 14% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.