North Cestrian School Exam Results

TraffordURN 143104Free schools · GIAS register classification

Admissions
Non-Selective
School sector
State-funded
Classification date and definitions

School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.

GCSE 2026A-Level none held
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Data summary · calculated from published figures

In 2025/26, the published GCSE records show 1,228 known course entries. 31.4% of fully published grades achieved grade 7 or above; complete distributions cover 98.9% of known entries.

Official DfE pupil measures

KS4 overall performance (2026)

Academic year 2025/26 · Provisional. Pupils, including those without an entry, form the cohort for these measures.

English & maths percentages show pupils achieving the threshold in both subjects. Attainment 8 uses the DfE’s qualification and weighting rules.

Official KS4 measures and same-year state-funded references
MeasureThis schoolTraffordState-funded schoolsEnglandState-funded schools
Attainment 852.957.346.2
English & maths 5+58.4%64.4%46.3%
English & maths 4+72.1%78.2%64.8%
English & maths 7+18.8%31.7%14.2%
KS4 pupils1543,406632,560

References use the same academic year and the school’s results-year local authority. They describe all state-funded schools, without adjusting for admissions or pupil intake. Missing local references stay unavailable.

Official KS4 results over time
Official pupil measures by academic year
YearAttainment 8English & maths 5+English & maths 4+English & maths 7+KS4 pupilsRelease
2025/2652.958.4%72.1%18.8%154Provisional
2024/2554.260.1%85.8%Not applicable148Final
2023/2455.056.2%73.9%Not applicable153Final

English & maths 7+ for individual schools is available from 2026 in this dataset. Earlier local and national references may be available. Progress 8 was not published for 2025 or 2026 because KS2 assessments were cancelled. Official measures are separate from the course entry rates below.

DfE Key stage 4 performance · Files, release years and checksums

School background (2026)

DfE institution information for 2025/26 · Provisional. These details describe the results year; current admissions arrangements may differ.

Address
Dunham Road, Altrincham, WA14 4AJ
Admissions policy
Non-selective schools in highly selective areas
Sex of entry
Mixed
Age range
11 to 18
Religious character
None
Whole-school pupils
799
KS4 pupils
154
KS4 pupils with SEN
14.3%
KS4 pupils with an EHCP
4.5%

Unclassified admissions remain unclassified. SEN and EHCP percentages describe the cohort and do not measure the quality of support.

School background by results year
School background by academic year
YearAdmissionsSex of entryAgesKS4 pupilsSENRelease
2025/26Non-selective schools in highly selective areasMixed11 to 1815414.3%Provisional
2024/25Non-selective schools in highly selective areasMixed11 to 181488.1%Final
2023/24Non-selective schools in highly selective areasMixed11 to 1815311.1%Final
GCSE

Latest GCSE Results (2026)

Academic year 2025/26. Latest GCSE results held in our dataset.

Provisional
Grade 7+ entry rate
31%
of fully published grades
+6.8 pp vs England sample
Grade 8+ entry rate
18%
of fully published grades
+4.2 pp vs England sample
Grade 9 entry rate
6%
of fully published grades
+0.5 pp vs England sample
Entries
1,228
1,215 published · 26 courses
1,228 known entries · 98.9% with a fully published distribution

Subject results

The benchmark marker matches the year and school type, and the subject.

GCSE subject results 2025/26
SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 8+Grade 9
English Language150
25%
8%3%
English Literature145
26%
10%3%
Mathematics151
32%
19%4%
Combined ScienceDouble award · 2 GCSEs101
17%
10%1%
Physics47
62%
49%11%
Chemistry47
66%
53%26%
Biology47
60%
36%6%
Religious Studies146
39%
27%12%
Geography67
31%
13%1%
Business Studies54
26%
9%2%
Spanish50
38%
20%6%
Computer Science43
30%
21%9%
History36
50%
17%3%
Food Preparation and Nutrition34
3%
0%0%
Art and Design24
0%
0%0%
Psychology22
32%
9%0%
Chinese14
100%
100%86%
Music14
14%
0%0%
Drama12
17%
0%0%
Media / Film / TV Studies11
0%
0%0%
Statistics5Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Arabic4Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Modern Greek1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Polish1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Russian1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Urdu1Not publishedNot publishedNot published

GCSE over time

Grade 7+ entry rate · school and England sample
10%20%30%40%50%2023/242024/252025/26
GCSE results for every available year
YearEntriesGrade 7+Grade 8+Grade 9CoverageRelease
2025/261,22831%18%6%98.9%Provisional
2024/251,19429%14%4%99.0%Final
2023/241,23739%25%11%99.7%Final

No published A-Level results in our current dataset

This does not establish whether this school offers A-Level courses.

How these figures are calculated

Entries count each course entry once, including Combined Science; they are not unique pupils. GCSE percentages assess each grade separately, including both grades of a double award. Rates use only fully published distributions. Missing or suppressed values are never treated as zero.

England samples match the year and subject; GCSE samples also match the school type recorded in that year. They are not official national averages. Results reflect subject mix and entries, and do not measure teaching quality or value added.

Read the full methodology

Sources and releases

Department for Education exam entry and grade datasets for England, with official KS4 pupil measures and results-year institution information where held. Available release labels appear with each results table. Results-year names and areas follow their source records. Category rankings use a separately dated GIAS register.

Source files, releases and licence