# The Rudheath Senior Academy

The 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.

Secondary school. Code E137582. [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 576
- Council: Cheshire West and Chester
- URN: 137582

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 12 January 2023
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 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

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

- [Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rudheath-primary-academy-and-nursery-e139379): 620 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [OneSchool Global Northwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-northwich-e134493): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Victoria Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-school-e143164): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witton-church-walk-cofe-aided-nursery-and-primary-school-e111389): 1.6 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Adventure Wellbeing School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adventure-wellbeing-school-e151622): 1.8 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/137582)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137582)

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