The County High School, Leftwich is a secondary academy in Northwich, United Kingdom with 1,046 pupils, part of The Sir John Brunner Foundation. Ofsted: Report card, 2 June 2026: strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 3; safeguarding met. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher of Science (Fixed-Term) (closes 25 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
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Head
Richard Warburton, Principal
Trust or group
The Sir John Brunner Foundation
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,046 pupils · 52% girls · 15.8% eligible for free school meals · 7.3% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
141 (13.5%) on SEN support · 36 (3.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Location
Northwich, CW9 8EZ, United Kingdom
Telephone
01606333300
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as The Sir John Brunner Foundation. Register of licensed sponsors, 11 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Salary £32,916 to £51,048 a yearCloses 25 NovStarts 1 January 2027
Full time
Role: Teacher of Science Salary: MPS 1 - UPS 3 - £32,916 - £51,048 (FTE & Actual Salary) Contract type: Fixed Term, Maternity Leave Cover, Full time - 1.0 FTE Reporting to…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
50.1
51.7%
2024/25
51.9
57.6%
2023/24
53.7
61.3%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (2 June 2026)
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and well-being
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
2 June 2026
Report card
Strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 3; safeguarding met
26 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
59.8
17.5
–
0
£53,709
2024/25
65.7
16.0
10%
0
£45,774
2023/24
63.1
16.4
11%
0
£42,138
2022/23
62.2
16.5
10%
0
£38,416
2021/22
64.6
15.7
11%
0
£42,358
2020/21
62.0
16.1
5%
0
£42,004
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
60.5
16.5
7%
0
£41,868
2018/19
57.1
17.5
10%
0
£41,632
2017/18
55.8
17.7
7%
0
£40,182
2016/17
54.7
18.0
2%
0
£40,212
2015/16
55.0
17.5
10%
0
£40,446
2014/15
51.6
18.4
11%
0
£37,370
2013/14
54.0
17.3
19%
0
£37,655
2012/13
54.4
17.6
10%
0
£35,942
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
8.3%
1.9%
22.1%
3.5%
2024/25
7.3%
1.9%
17.7%
3.2%
2023/24
7.5%
1.4%
21.1%
2.9%
2022/23
7.8%
1.3%
18.7%
3.3%
2021/22
8.7%
0.9%
24.1%
2.8%
2020/21
4.5%
0.5%
11.0%
1.9%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.7%
1.2%
11.3%
0.8%
2017/18
5.8%
1.3%
15.7%
1.0%
2016/17
5.8%
1.3%
14.7%
0.9%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 5 support. Most often advertised: Assistant SENDCo, Caretaker, Cleaner. Last advertised October 2026.
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