Overall Oxbridge
#1,277
3 ranked schools · -363 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
72
Offers
12
Offer rate16.7%
-5.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Northwich
Known to the Romans as Condate and prized for its salt deposits since the first century, Northwich sits where the rivers Weaver and Dane meet on the Cheshire Plain in Cheshire West, some nineteen miles south of Manchester. Salt shaped everything here. The Weaver Navigation, opened in 1721 to carry rock salt, set the town's industrial course; mine stabilisation work completed in 2007 finally resolved the subsidence problem that had defined the built fabric for generations.
The Mid-Cheshire Line links Northwich station to Manchester Piccadilly in around fifty minutes, with services south to Crewe. Hartford is among the most sought-after corners of Northwich for school catchments, drawing families who target the local primary and secondary options, while Leftwich and Barnton extend the competitive stretch across the southern and western edges. Davenham and Weaverham add a residential arc around a town of around 23,000.
26
Primary
schools
5
Secondary
schools
3
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
4
Special
schools
of which7sixth forms·12faith39 total
Area Performance
Northwich schools rank in the top 47% of England
Across 41 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.51/10, +0.09 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
11% Elite
Distribution across all Northwich schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Northwich vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 47%
Across all ranked Northwich schools
Top 50%Primaryavg #7,561 of 14,978
Top 39%Secondaryavg #1,515 of 3,861
Top 32%Sixth formavg #825 of 2,554
Primary schools: 26 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.18 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,561
0 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 50% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.18 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,561
0 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 50% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,515
+11 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 39% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
65%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.5
+3.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,515
+11 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 39% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
65%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.5
+3.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.7/10
+0.93 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#825
+18 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 32% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
40%
+15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
64%
+13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.7/10
+0.93 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#825
+18 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 32% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
40%
+15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
64%
+13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#217
3 ranked schools · +36 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
43
Offers
7
Offer rate16.3%
+1.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#971
2 ranked schools · -198 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
29
Offers
5
Offer rate17.2%
-12.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Northwich
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Northwich
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Northwich
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School profiles in Northwich
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