# Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Cheshire East, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,340 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136340. [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,340
- Council: Cheshire East
- URN: 136340

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College was 54.3, against 46.9 in Cheshire East and 46.2 in England.
62.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Cheshire East | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 54.3 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62.4% | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78.4% | 66.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 218 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Sandbach School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandbach-school-e137491): 370 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Lodge AP](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lodge-ap-e151776): 530 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Sandbach Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandbach-primary-academy-e141809): 560 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Offley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/offley-primary-academy-e144056): 770 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elworth Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elworth-hall-primary-school-e148985): 780 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elworth CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elworth-cofe-primary-school-e111256): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136340)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136340)

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