The County High School, Leftwich

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The County High School
Address
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Granville Road Northwich , Cheshire , CW9 8EZ England
Coordinates	53°14′30″N 2°30′24″W / 53.2416°N 2.5066°W / 53.2416; -2.5066Coordinates: 53°14′30″N 2°30′24″W / 53.2416°N 2.5066°W / 53.2416; -2.5066
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1957 (1978)
Department for Education URN	138743 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Alison Massey
Principal	Matthew Snelson
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	933
Colour(s)	Claret and blue
Website	Leftwich High

The County High School, Leftwich is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, for students between 11 and 16 years of age, in Leftwich, Cheshire, England.

History[]

The school was established in 1957 as the Northwich County Grammar School for Girls.^[1][2] The school was later known as Leftwich High School until the early 1990s before becoming the County High School Leftwich.^{[citation needed]}

Comprehensive[]

The school became 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.^{[citation needed]}

Academy[]

The school converted to academy status on 1 September 2012. The school is in partnership with Sir John Deane's College as part of the Sir John Brunner Foundation.

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 6 years.^{[citation needed]} The 2016 Ofsted inspection graded the school as "outstanding" (the highest rating available).^[3] In the 2015/16 academic year the school achieved its highest ever result with 86% of students receiving at least 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C.^[4] This result put the school as the top rated secondary comprehensive in Cheshire^[5]

Notable former pupils[]

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Northwich County Grammar School for Girls[]

• Sue Birtwistle, television producer of well-known BBC costume dramas such as the 1995 Pride and Prejudice and the 1996 Emma
• Moira Buffini, playwright, film director and actress, who notably wrote the 2010 play Handbagged about Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher, and the 2010 film Tamara Drewe
• Carole Crofts, British Ambassador to Azerbaijan since 2016
• Diana Johnson, Labour MP since 2005 for Hull North (in attendance from 1977–82)^[6]
• Jennifer Saunders, comedian, best known as half of French and Saunders and for the television series Absolutely Fabulous^[7]
• Shirley Strong, Olympic hurdler, who won the silver medal in women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (attended 1970–75)

Leftwich High School[]

• Tim Burgess, lead singer of English alternative rock band The Charlatans.
• Michelle Donelan MP^[8]

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