The County High School, Leftwich
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Academy converter in Northwich, CW9 8EZ, taking ages 11 to 16, 1,046 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at The County High School, Leftwich lived 579.2 miles away, according to Cheshire West and Chester. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 579.2 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 1,046 pupils in 1,050 places (100% full) |
| Trust | THE SIR JOHN BRUNNER FOUNDATION |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Attainment 8 | 51.9 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.60 |
| 2022/23 | +0.33 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to The County High School, Leftwich
| Girls and boys | 52.1% girls, 47.9% boys |
| English as an additional language | 7.3% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 15.8% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where The County High School, Leftwich's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 0.5% |
| Sixth-form college | 53.0% |
| Further education college | 35.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5% |
| Employment | 1.5% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 6.5% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of The County High School, Leftwich
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 579.2 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is CW1 at £126,500; the dearest, WA13, £405,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW1 | Cheshire East | 10.0 mi | £126,500 99 sales |
| CW9 | Cheshire West and Chester | 1.2 mi | £152,500 102 sales |
| CW7 | Cheshire West and Chester | 3.7 mi | £157,000 98 sales |
| CW8 | Cheshire West and Chester | 2.5 mi | £210,000 77 sales |
| CW10 | Cheshire East | 4.5 mi | £210,000 103 sales |
| CW11 | Cheshire East | 8.9 mi | £210,000 60 sales |
| WA4 | Warrington | 8.9 mi | £295,000 156 sales |
| CW4 | Cheshire East | 6.7 mi | £330,000 22 sales |
| WA16 | Cheshire East | 7.0 mi | £360,000 88 sales |
| CW6 | Cheshire West and Chester | 8.6 mi | £370,000 65 sales |
| WA13 | Warrington | 9.8 mi | £405,000 77 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
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Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for The County High School, Leftwich?
The County High School, Leftwich does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 579.2 miles away, per Cheshire West and Chester.
How close do I need to live to get a place at The County High School, Leftwich?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 579.2 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 100% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near The County High School, Leftwich guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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Admission distance published by Cheshire West and Chester. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.