Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College, Sandbach

Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 26 November 2026, an admissions event on Thursday 14 January 2027, an admissions event on Thursday 21 January 2027 and an admissions event on Thursday 25 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.1 in Cheshire East and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Cheshire East and 47% in England.

That is down from 55.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.48: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.6, against 56.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and History.

For September 2026 entry, 250 families put Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College as their first choice and 403 named it as one of their preferences, for 249 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College are Sandbach School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.4); Sir William Stanier School (3.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 27.4); and Alsager School (4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.6).

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 216 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 106 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 21% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 79 pupils (5.9%) received SEN support and 38 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Sandbach Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandbach High School & Sixth Form (outside), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College issued 59 suspensions, 4.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College are Sandbach Primary Academy (0.3 miles), Offley Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Elworth Hall Primary School (0.5 miles) and Elworth CofE Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.