UK Schools
Congleton High School
Congleton High School is a mixed secondary academy in Congleton, Cheshire East Council, teaching 1,174 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in February 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.8 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 6 January 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Congleton High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Congleton High School.
- 1–2 Teacher INSET Days
- 3 Autumn Term starts for Years 7, 11, and 12
- 4 Autumn Term starts for all students
- 23 Autumn Term ends / Autumn Half Term begins
- 24 Teacher INSET Day
- 3 Autumn Half Term ends / School reopens
- 19 Autumn Term ends / Christmas Holiday begins
- 5 Teacher INSET Day
- 6 Spring Term starts
- 13 Spring Half Term begins
- 23 Spring Half Term ends / School reopens
- 27 Spring Term ends / Easter Holiday begins
- 13 Easter Holiday ends / Summer Term starts
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 22 Summer Half Term begins
- 1 Summer Half Term ends / School reopens
- 17 Summer Term ends / Summer Holiday begins
- 20 Teacher INSET Day
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term starts for Years 7, 11, and 12 Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term starts for all students Sep 4, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term ends / Autumn Half Term begins Oct 23, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term ends / School reopens Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term ends / Christmas Holiday begins Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- Spring Term starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term begins Feb 13, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term ends / School reopens Feb 23, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term ends / Easter Holiday begins Mar 27, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday ends / Summer Term starts Apr 13, 2026 Holiday
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term begins May 22, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term ends / School reopens Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term ends / Summer Holiday begins Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
- Teacher INSET Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Teacher INSET Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Teacher INSET Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Teacher INSET Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Congleton High School with Cheshire East Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.8 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 26.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% 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 86% 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 Congleton High 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 Congleton High 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.