UK Schools
Brine Leas School
Brine Leas School is a mixed secondary academy in Nantwich, Cheshire East Council, teaching 1,417 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in May 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 49.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Brine Leas School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Brine Leas School.
- 1–30 Autumn Term Starts
- 1 INSET Day
- 2 INSET Day
- 1–24 Autumn Term Starts
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3–30 Autumn Term Continues
- 1–19 Autumn Term Continues
- 12 INSET Day
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5–31 Spring Term Starts
- 1–13 Spring Term Starts
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23–28 Spring Term Continues
- 1–27 Spring Term Continues
- 27 INSET Day
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13–30 Summer Term Starts
- 1–22 Summer Term Starts
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 1–30 Summer Term Continues
- 1–17 Summer Term Continues
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 20 INSET Day
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Starts Sep 1, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Continues Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Starts Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Continues Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Continues Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 20, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- INSET Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day Dec 12, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day Mar 27, 2026 Inset Day
- INSET Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Brine Leas School with Cheshire East Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 49.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 36.22 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 17.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Brine Leas School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Brine Leas School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.