Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College

Comprehensive

National rank

327

367=

Rank last year

58.5%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

22.1%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Ellen Walton

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

1,391

Head teacher

Ellen Walton

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

1,391

Head teacher

Ellen Walton

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

1,391

Progress 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

11.7%

Progress 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

11.7%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 277

Grade

%

A*

7.7

A

22.4

B

28.5

A*/A

30.1

A*-B

58.5

GCSE 2024 rank: 387

Grade

%

A*/9/8

12.2

A/7

9.8

A*/A/9/8/7

22.1

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2022
Verdict *
Good
“Pupils and students [in the sixth form] know that their teachers expect the best from their academic achievement and their behaviour … Leaders have created a community for pupils, students and staff based on kindness and respect. Students and pupils benefit from a wide range of extracurricular and enrichment activities. Through these activities, they are emplowered by staff to develop their character and voice their opinions.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.
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