All Hallows Catholic College
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91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.6
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Middlewich High School
- Pupils on roll
- 665of 700 places
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 134
- Ofsted
- Good, 13 December 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Middlewich High School (URN 111410, until 1 September 2021).
What the data says
Middlewich High School has no sixth form. Of the 137 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 17% moved to a sixth form college, 57% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 37% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.2 against 46.1 across England and 47.1 in Cheshire East, with 34% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Middlewich High School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 East and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Middlewich High School | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 137 | 4,099 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 17% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 57% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 7% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Middlewich High School | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.2 | 47.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 61% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 24% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 27.4 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.6 | 50.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 9% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 134 | 100% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 55% |
| Mathematics | 134 | 100% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 64% |
| English Literature | 130 | 97% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 53% |
| Combined Science | 98 | 73% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 45% |
| Spanish | 81 | 60% | 19% | 7% | 27% | 58% |
| History | 78 | 58% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 55% |
| Art and Design | 49 | 37% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 98% |
| Design and Technology | 47 | 35% | 11% | 2% | 23% | 40% |
| Geography | 42 | 31% | 41% | 24% | 25% | 55% |
| Biology | 34 | 25% | 23% | 21% | 45% | 85% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 24% | 23% | 34% | 47% | 88% |
| Physics | 31 | 23% | 23% | 35% | 46% | 94% |
| Drama | 15 | 11% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 9% | 13% | 17% | 30% | 67% |
| 3D Design | 10 | 7% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 70% |
| Music | 9 | 7% | 5% | 44% | 33% | 78% |
| Statistics | 3 | 2% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Fine Art | 2 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 38 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Personal Health | 2 | — | — |
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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.