All Hallows Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,216 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.6
Free schools
Sandbach School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,534of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 232
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, 18 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Sandbach School (URN 111476, until 6 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 230 pupils who finished Year 11 at Sandbach School in 2023, 51% stayed on in Sandbach School’s own sixth form (Cheshire East average 40%), 30% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 116 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 59% went to university (Cheshire East 27%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 13% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 52% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.2 against 46.1 across England and 47.1 in Cheshire East, with 50% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cheshire East and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Sandbach School | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 230 | 4,099 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 51% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 30% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Sandbach School | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 116 | 5,417 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 59% | 27% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 23% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 13% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 21% | 36% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Sandbach School | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.2 | 47.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 13% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.9 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.0 | 50.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 231 | 100% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 230 | 99% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 83% |
| English Literature | 229 | 99% | 86% | 7% | 21% | 72% |
| Combined Science | 168 | 72% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 70% |
| Design and Technology | 121 | 52% | 11% | 13% | 23% | 83% |
| History | 105 | 45% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 72% |
| Geography | 103 | 44% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 76% |
| Business Studies | 87 | 38% | 18% | 29% | 20% | 80% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 74 | 32% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 77% |
| Physical Education | 70 | 30% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 81% |
| Chemistry | 59 | 25% | 23% | 44% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 59 | 25% | 23% | 47% | 46% | 98% |
| Biology | 59 | 25% | 23% | 44% | 45% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 42 | 18% | 9% | 24% | 28% | 74% |
| German | 38 | 16% | 5% | 24% | 33% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 14% | 13% | 31% | 30% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 12% | 31% | 46% | 32% | 82% |
| Photography | 21 | 9% | 6% | 29% | 19% | 95% |
| Statistics | 20 | 9% | 5% | 90% | 20% | 100% |
| Dance | 15 | 6% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 7% |
| Drama | 14 | 6% | 7% | 7% | 27% | 86% |
| Music | 13 | 6% | 5% | 85% | 33% | 92% |
| Spanish | 11 | 5% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 45% |
| Graphic Communication | 9 | 4% | 1% | 22% | 23% | 89% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 41 | 41% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 30 | 30% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 10 | 10% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Sandbach School | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 308 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 100 | 1,842 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.21 | 33.58 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 12% | 13% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 33 | 33% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 26 | 26% | 13% |
| Economics | 26 | 26% | 13% |
| Psychology | 22 | 22% | 23% |
| Physics | 21 | 21% | 12% |
| Geography | 16 | 16% | 10% |
| History | 15 | 15% | 13% |
| Physical Education | 15 | 15% | 3% |
| Product Design | 12 | 12% | 2% |
| Biology | 10 | 10% | 20% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 8% | 5% |
| Politics | 8 | 8% | 6% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 7% | 17% |
| Further Mathematics | 7 | 7% | 5% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 7% | 4% |
| Drama | 7 | 7% | 2% |
| Law | 6 | 6% | 4% |
| English Language | 6 | 6% | 4% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 27 | 27% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 12 | 12% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 9 | 9% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 9 | 9% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 7% | — |
| Computer Games | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.