Secondary
The Winsford Academy
Grange Lane, Winsford, CW7 2BT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 945 of 1312 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Trust
- HALLIARD TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 94.8
- Pupils per adult
- 11.5
- Pupils
- 1,089
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected July 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationInadequate
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2022
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
14%
30.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.54 |
| Entered the EBacc | 14% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 29% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 14% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 20% |
| 22/23 | 21% |
| 23/24 | 11% |
| 24/25 | 14% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.82 |
| 22/23 | -0.85 |
| 23/24 | -1.10 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.7 |
| 22/23 | 33.2 |
| 23/24 | 29.3 |
| 24/25 | 30.6 |
Grange Lane, Winsford, CW7 2BT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Cheshire West and Chester admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Emma-Jane McLaren
- Address
- Grange Lane, Winsford, CW7 2BT
- Telephone
- 01606592300