The County High School, Leftwich
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| The County High School | |
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| Location | |
Granville Road Northwich , Cheshire , CW9 8EZ England | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1957 (1978) |
| Department for Education URN | 138743 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Joanne Flower |
| Principal | Richard Warburton |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1015 |
| Colours | Claret and blue |
| Website | Leftwich High |
The County High School, Leftwich, is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, for students between 11 and 16 years of age, in Leftwich, Cheshire, England.
History
[edit | edit source]The school was established in 1957 as the Northwich County Grammar School for Girls.[1][2] The school was later known as Leftwich High School until the early 1990s before becoming the County High School Leftwich.[citation needed]
Comprehensive
[edit | edit source]The school became a comprehensive in September 1978, with sixth form pupils from the school and the former Sir John Deane's Grammar School going to the new Sir John Deane's College.[citation needed]
Academy
[edit | edit source]The school converted to academy status on 1 September 2012. The school is in partnership with Sir John Deane's College as part of the Sir John Brunner Foundation.
Academic performance
[edit | edit source]The school gets good GCSE results, well above the England average, and slightly above the Cheshire average. Results have steadily improved over the last 6 years.[citation needed] The 2016 Ofsted inspection graded the school as "outstanding" (the highest rating available).[3] In the 2015/16 academic year the school achieved its highest ever result with 86% of students receiving at least 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C.[4] This result put the school as the top rated secondary comprehensive in Cheshire[5]
Notable former pupils
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Northwich County Grammar School for Girls
[edit | edit source]- Sue Birtwistle, television producer of well-known BBC costume dramas such as the 1995 Pride and Prejudice and the 1996 Emma
- Moira Buffini, playwright, film director and actress, who notably wrote the 2010 play Handbagged about Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher, and the 2010 film Tamara Drewe
- Diana Johnson, Labour MP since 2005 for Hull North (in attendance from 1977 to 1982)[6]
- Jennifer Saunders, comedian, best known as half of French and Saunders and for the television series Absolutely Fabulous[7]
- Shirley Strong, Olympic hurdler, who won the silver medal in women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (attended 1970–75)
Leftwich High School
[edit | edit source]- Tim Burgess, lead singer of English alternative rock band The Charlatans.
- Michelle Donelan MP[8]
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