Bishop Heber High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,293 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.8
Academy special converter
Cloughwood Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 120of 120 places
- Free school meals
- 64.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 15
- Ofsted
- Report card, 28 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Expected standardSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Cloughwood School (URN 111502, until 1 September 2013).
What the data says
Of the 17 pupils who finished Year 11 at Cloughwood Academy in 2023, 0% stayed on in Cloughwood Academy’s own sixth form (Cheshire West and Chester average 32%), 6% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 5.5 against 46.1 across England and 44.6 in Cheshire West and Chester, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
18% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cheshire West and Chester and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Cloughwood Academy | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 17 | 3,827 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 71% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 71% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 15% | 13% |
| — further education college | 6% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 65% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 18% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 12% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Cloughwood Academy | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 5.5 | 44.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 40% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.19 | 3.96 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 80% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 30.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 27 | 100% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 7% |
| Biology | 13 | 87% | 23% | 0% | 45% | 0% |
| Fine Art | 4 | 27% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 4 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Foundation school · 651 pupils
62% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.2
Chester International School
Studio schools · sixth form · 229 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.5
Christleton High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,382 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.8
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 777 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.0
Hartford Church of England High School
Voluntary aided school · 1,102 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.