Cransley School
Cransley School is an independent school in Northwich for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 254 pupils and room for 300.
Belmont Hall, Belmont Road, Great Budworth, Northwich, CW9 6HN01606 891747cransleyschool.comMr Richard Pollock headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
25 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 52.2 | 52.6 | 52.2 | 57.1 | 55.6 | 61.0 | 45.0 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 68% | 48% | 58% | 78% | 62% | 57% | 42% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 84% | 79% | 79% | 97% | 100% | 86% | 63% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 4.17 | 4.21 | 4.38 | 4.65 | 5.09 | 5.40 | 3.98 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 20% | 3% | 30% | 25% | 39% | 29% | 40% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 12 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 25 | 24% | 88% | 100% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 25 | 20% | 68% | 84% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 15 | 13% | 47% | 87% | 36% | – |
| English Literature | 15 | 33% | 80% | 93% | 58% | – |
| Business | 12 | 25% | 67% | 83% | 51% | – |
| Physical Education | 12 | 25% | 42% | 83% | 56% | – |
| Biology | 10 | 50% | 100% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Art and Design | 9 | 44% | 89% | 89% | 58% | – |
| Chemistry | 9 | 56% | 100% | 100% | 81% | – |
| Physics | 9 | 56% | 100% | 100% | 82% | – |
| History | 7 | 57% | 86% | 100% | 52% | – |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 7 | 57% | 86% | 100% | 52% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cheshire West and Chester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 254 | 252 | 255 | 252 | 233 | 212 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 33% | 31% | 29% | 25% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comberbach Nursery and Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 200 | Not inspected | 93 | Compare |
| Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 96 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 482 | Outstanding 2023 | 94 | Compare |
| Rosebank School | Council | 2.2 miles | 52 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Wincham Community Primary School | Council | 2.3 miles | 223 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
| Whitley Village School | Academy | 2.5 miles | 77 | No overall grade 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| Little Leigh Primary School | Academy | 2.7 miles | 138 | Good 2023 | 38 | Compare |
| Adventure Wellbeing School | Independent | 2.7 miles | 46 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Cransley School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Cransley School yet.
How good are Cransley School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 68% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 52.2, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Cransley School have?
254 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 300 places, so it is 85% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Belmont Hall, Belmont Road, Great Budworth, Northwich, CW9 6HN
- Telephone
- 01606 891747
- Website
- cransleyschool.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Pollock
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Marbury
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1970
- URN
- 111483 · LAESTAB 8966017 · UKPRN 10015355
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.