Greenbank School, Northwich

Requires Improvement
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 1118

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Michael McCann
Pupils:129 / 133 capacity
LA:Cheshire West and Chester
Phone:01606663820
Address:Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1LD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 21 January 2025View full report
URN:111503
UKPRN:10015603
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Mid Cheshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2023 inspection — down from Outstanding.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Sixth form (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

45.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

54 responses
Would recommend91%
Child is happy93%
Well taught91%
Good progress83%
Feels safe93%
Well behaved93%
Bullying dealt with7%
Kept informed93%
Handles concerns63%
Wider development89%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Greenbank Rail Station
619m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

St Wilfrids RC Primary School (o/s)
78m · 1 min walk
St Nicholas RC High School (Bay 16)
181m · 3 min walk
Greenbank Estate (W-bound)
359m · 6 min walk
Greenbank Hotel (o/s)
627m · 10 min walk
Lee Drive (nr)
649m · 11 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

97%

Near capacity

129 pupils

133 capacity

4 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Northwich

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,534
Projected new pupils:276

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Northwich

Admissions Demand - Cheshire West and Chester

Low demand0.87x oversubscription

Places available

4,161

Applications

3,615

Got 1st preference

95.0%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Secondary admissions across Cheshire West and Chester (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

21 January 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormGood
28 February 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Sixth FormRequires Improvement
1 December 2020

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.58509%

Overall absence

30.13699%

Persistent absence

73

Enrolments

Authorised8.02703%
Unauthorised1.55806%
Persistent (10%+)30.13699%
Severe (50%+)4.10959%

Absence trend

8.75927%
18/19
11.41491%
20/21
9.28506%
21/22
11.74881%
22/23
7.72762%
23/24
9.58509%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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