Cloughwood Academy, Northwich

Overview

Cloughwood Academy is a special / send school (academy special converter) in Northwich, North West, for pupils aged 8–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy special converter
Establishment group: Academies
Age range: Ages 8–18
Gender of entry: Boys
Boarding: Boarding school
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 120
Pupils on roll: 120
URN: 140093

Admissions

Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Academy trust or group: KALEIDOSCOPE LEARNING TRUST

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.

Primary results 2024/25
Measure	School
Grammar, punctuation & spelling — average scaled score	90
Grammar, punctuation & spelling — meeting the expected standard	0%
Grammar, punctuation & spelling — achieving a high score	0%
Maths — average scaled score	89
Maths — meeting the expected standard	0%
Maths — achieving a high score	0%
Reading — average scaled score	95
Reading — meeting the expected standard	18%
Reading — achieving a high score	9%
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard	0%
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard	0%
Science — meeting the expected standard	18%
Writing — meeting the expected standard	9%
Writing — working at greater depth	0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 28 April 2026 · Published 28 June 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards: Met
Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Early years (where applicable): Not applicable
Post-16 provision (where applicable): Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard

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Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 29 September 2021 · Published 14 December 2021
Outcome: School remains Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Location

Address: Stones Manor Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1NU
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Area: Schools in Cheshire West and Chester

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