UK Schools
The Rudheath Senior Academy
The Rudheath Senior Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester Council, teaching 576 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in January 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 35.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 19 December 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Rudheath Senior Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Rudheath Senior Academy.
- 1 INSET Day
- 2 INSET Day
- 3 Year 7 Start
- 4 All Years Start
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 12 INSET Day
- 19 End of Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday: A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms.
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday: A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms.
- 1 New Year’s Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5 INSET Day
- 6 INSET Day
- 7 Start of Spring Term
- 13 Trust INSET Day
- 13 Trust INSET Day
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 2–17 Easter Holiday (includes Easter Bank Holidays)
- 2–17 Easter Holiday: A two-week break between the Spring and Summer terms.
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 20 Start of Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May)
- 25–29 May Half Term Holiday (includes Bank Holiday)
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May)
- 1 Summer Term 2 Begins
- 17 End of Summer Term
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Year 7 Start September 3, 2025 Event
- All Years Start September 4, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Holiday October 27–31, 2025 Holiday
- End of Autumn Term December 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Spring Term January 7, 2026 Term
- Trust INSET Day February 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Holiday February 16–20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (includes Easter Bank Holidays) April 2–17, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Summer Term April 20, 2026 Term
- May Half Term Holiday (includes Bank Holiday) May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2 Begins June 1, 2026 Term
- End of Summer Term July 17, 2026 Term
- INSET Day September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day September 2, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day December 12, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day January 5, 2026 Inset Day
- INSET Day January 6, 2026 Inset Day
- Trust INSET Day February 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday: A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms. December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday: A two-week break between the Spring and Summer terms. April 2–17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday: The longest break, lasting about six weeks, from late July to early September. Mid-July – Early September 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day (Bank Holiday) January 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) April 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August) August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) December 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Rudheath Senior Academy with Cheshire West and Chester Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 35.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Cheshire West and Chester Council England
Attendance 34% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Cheshire West and Chester Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 83% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Cheshire West and Chester Council England
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 The Rudheath Senior Academy. 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 The Rudheath Senior Academy 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.