The Rudheath Senior Academy
Secondary schoolThe Rudheath Senior Academy is a secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 576 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 12 January 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Rudheath Senior Academy was 32.2, against 45.3 in Cheshire West and Chester and 46.2 in England.
19.1% 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 West and Chester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 32.2 | 45.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19.1% | 43.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 35.7% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 115 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- Rudheath Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- OneSchool Global NorthwichIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- Victoria Road Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Adventure Wellbeing SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cheshire West and Chester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).