Reaseheath College, Nantwich
Reaseheath College is a post-16 school for pupils aged 16 to 99 in Nantwich. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2024. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2025 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Reaseheath College in detail
Reaseheath College in its own words
In its own words: "As the School Liaison Team, we develop and maintain relationships with secondary schools to help staff and students discover the opportunities available at Reaseheath. Our aim is to make the transition from school or employment to a course at Reaseheath as smooth and straightforward as possible."
Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an open day on Saturday 28 November 2026, an open day on Saturday 30 January 2027 and an open day on Saturday 20 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Cheshire East
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Where pupils go next
Of the 1030 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 10% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 44% into work. 1% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Nantwich Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Reaseheath College (w-bound), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 40 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).
Sources: DfE destination measures; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Contribution to meeting skills needs: Reasonable
Source: Ofsted, further education and skills inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's September 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Reaseheath College is working hard to support all its students to succeed. The college has made real improvements in helping students with additional needs, with staff receiving training and working closely together to provide the right support in lessons. Teachers are using practical, real-world examples - like architectural plans - to help students understand difficult concepts, and the college is committed to health and safety with students actively learning about safe working practices.
Key Strengths
- Teachers use a range of purposeful teaching strategies and chunk activities to help students practise and consolidate new knowledge - for example, using real architectural plans in T-level design lessons
- Leaders have significantly improved support for students with SEND and high needs through additional training, specialist advisors, and group profiles that inform staff how to support each student
- Leaders have introduced new policies and training on health and safety, with students now confidently involved in risk assessments before practical activities
- Quality assurance processes have been strengthened with lesson observations for all staff, professional development discussions, and targeted support for underperforming areas
Areas for Improvement
- In a small number of lessons, students complete tasks without knowing what to do next, causing them to disengage and wait for the next activity
- Feedback on GCSE English written work is not specific enough - students are unclear what they need to do to improve their grades
- Teachers' marking of spelling, punctuation and grammar errors is inconsistent, and students do not revisit and correct these errors
- Attendance in some lessons visited fell below leaders' expectations, despite reports of generally high attendance college-wide
- A new student conduct policy has not yet been finalised
Safeguarding
Not mentioned in this monitoring report.
Reaseheath College is a specialist land-based college in Nantwich, Cheshire, providing courses from entry to degree level across agriculture, horticulture, animal care, construction, sport, public services, and food to around 1,000 residential students plus apprentices and adult learners. This monitoring visit evaluated progress on areas identified as requiring improvement in the October 2024 inspection.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Sixth Form Performance (A-Level)
A-Level Results
c
Average grade
c
Best 3 A-Levels
z
Value added
1
A-Level students
2024/25 academic year
A-Level Subjects Offered
2024/25 academic year - entries by number of students
After A-Levels - Leaver Destinations
After A-Levels (Year 13) - 1,030 students
2023/24 data
University & Higher Education Destinations
1%
Top-third university
19%
Degree course
26%
Any L4+ destination
1%
Apprenticeships
Based on 555 students completing 16-18 study
2022/23 cohort - "Top-third" = most selective third of UK universities by student intake
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby school
Latest from Reaseheath College
John Platt Travel Scholarship 2026 Cheshire winners announced
21 Sep 2026
Reaseheath Mini Zoo awarded BIAZA accreditation
17 Sep 2026
From no qualifications to university - Rex’s Reaseheath success story
1 Sep 2026
Reaseheath launches NSEA programme for equine students
1 Sep 2026
Esme Williamson - Management and Administration
1 Sep 2026
Jack Schofield - Land and Wildlife
1 Sep 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Nantwich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nantwich
Across Cheshire East council
Places available
4,404
Applications
4,072
Got 1st preference
93.1%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All secondary applications across Cheshire East council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(10)
Further education and skills inspection
Questions parents ask about Reaseheath College
What is Reaseheath College's Ofsted rating?
Reaseheath College's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2024, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Reaseheath College?
No fixed boundary. When Reaseheath College is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Reaseheath College?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Reaseheath College on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Reaseheath College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Reaseheath College?
Reaseheath College is at Reaseheath, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)