- County High School Leftwich
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The County High School Leftwich Established 1957 (1978) Type Mixed comprehensive Religion Secular Headteacher Miss Julie Brandreth Specialism Media arts Location Granville Road
Northwich
Cheshire
CW9 8EZ
EnglandLocal authority Cheshire West and Chester DfE URN 111415 Ofsted Reports Students 950 Gender Co-educational Ages 11–16 Colours Claret and Blue Website County High School Leftwich Coordinates: 53°14′31″N 2°30′25″W / 53.2419°N 2.50708°W
The County High School Leftwich is a small sized Media Arts co-educational comprehensive school that serves approximately 950 students between 11 to 16 years of age. It is next to the A556 bypass at the A533 junction, and near the River Dane.
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Admissions
It is located in the district of Leftwich, Northwich in Cheshire, England. Children come here from neighbouring areas such as Moulton, Davenham, Leftwich, Kingsmead, Winsford, and Middlewich which form the schools local catchment area.
History
The school used to be known as the Northwich County Grammar School for Girls from 1957, a selective single sex school with provisions for boarding pupils, which had a sixth form.
Comprehensive
The school was changed to a comprehensive in September 1978, with sixth form pupils from the school and the former Sir John Deane's Grammar School going to the new Sir John Deane's College. Essentially the two grammar schools were split into two comprehensives - one for ages 11-16 and the other for 16-18.
Academic performance
The school gets good GCSE results, well above the England average, and slightly above the Cheshire average. Results have steadily improved over the last 5 years. The 2011 Ofsted inspection reported the school as being good.
Alumni
Northwich County Grammar School for Girls
- Shirley Strong Olympic Hurdler 1970-5, won silver medal in 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North (1977-82)
- Jennifer Saunders comedian, best known as half of "French and Saunders" and for "AB FAB"
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- Arts Colleges in England
- Educational institutions established in 1957
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