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North Cestrian School

Altrincham, United Kingdom
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Safety & Security 1.1
Teaching Quality 1.0
Communication 1.1
Student Wellbeing 1.2
Facilities 1.2

Parent Survey

Official Ofsted Parent View data • 143 responses • 18.4% response rate

View on Ofsted

My child is happy at this school

81.2% positive 18.2% negative

My child feels safe at this school

79.1% positive 20.3% negative

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

74.2% positive 23.1% negative

The school has high expectations for my child

83.3% positive 12.6% negative

My child does well at this school

77.7% positive 17.5% negative

I would recommend this school to another parent

Data from Ofsted Parent View as of September 2025. Based on 143 parent responses to the official Ofsted survey.

School Workforce

Teacher and staff information • 2024-2025

Note: These figures are estimated based on national averages. Actual school-level data not yet available.
17.0:1
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Excellent
45.7
Teachers (FTE)

Estimated workforce data based on GIAS enrollment and national average ratios. Academic year 2024-2025.

Secondary School Results (Key Stage 4)

Exam performance data • 2023-2024

55.0
Attainment 8
Average grade across 8 subjects
+0.49
Progress 8
Above average
56.2%
English & Maths 9-5
Strong pass in both
73.9%
English & Maths 9-4
Standard pass in both

Additional Information

19.0% entered EBacc
16.3% achieved EBacc
153 pupils in cohort

Data from DfE Performance Tables for academic year 2023-2024. Published January 2024. View full performance tables

Reviews 10

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Anonymous
Parent Sep 1, 2025
1.0

"Crap school"

Bad school (20 characters)
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jun 1, 2025
1.0

"Avoid at all costs!!"

Do not go here!! The teaching quality is horrendous and the art teacher specifically is a homophobe, i can't imagine why it's still available in my area. The maths teachers set mass ammounts of work for the pupils, including tasks outside of homework, which take valuable time the pupils need to relax, and actually take care of their mental health, which the quality of the counselling in absolutely atrocious, my son had one counselling session before he asked to see an actual therapist due to how poor it was
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jan 23, 2025
1.0

"bad teachers"

Miss alibi is completley useless im better pissin into the wind then getting taught by this absoulute weapon
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Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Oct 14, 2024
1.0

"Horrible place"

Food gave my daughter food poisioning! Kids in school bullied her until the point she wanted to die! Teachers make up stupid and unhealthy rules, children can no longer drink in some classes! They refuse to let anyone go to the toilet because lunch is in 50 minutes! Even if the childs on their period. There are a few teachers we love, but many have given my child anxiety!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jul 12, 2024
1.0

"Racism"

A girl in my year was so racist that she said the n word about 5 times then she proceeds to say she is mixed race when she is not.
Also the amount of pressure they put on pupils in this school is absolutely unacceptable.
This school is one of the worst do not send your child here.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5
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Anonymous
Parent Apr 1, 2024
1.0

"Disgraceful."

God awful, freind of mine got sexually harassed by a pupil in my class and the school knew and did nothing about it. It's completely disgraceful. Not to mention the fact that teachers are abusive and absolutely awful at teaching.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 2/5
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Anonymous
Parent Jan 30, 2024
1.0

"North cestrian"

I am a parent of a student at this school and to be honest it is the least proffesional school i have ever seen they give detentions for the most petty things such as not having a pen all the teachers are rude and abuse there power to hand out behavior points. There is lots of bullying in the school and the teachers do not do much about it. I hope this review will encourage you to not send your children here.
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Oct 7, 2023
1.0

"Sen terrible!"

The head teacher wasn’t even aware my son had an EHC plan. When I was concerned about his mental health he responded (having been told 3 times he’s under CAHMs) ‘he needs to be under CAHMs we are a school not a mental hospital!’ Wow!

Avoid!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Oct 7, 2023
1.0

"Sen support non existent. Took money but no supper."

I can’t even give a one star! A head teacher that says ‘your needs an EHC plan’, when he actually had one, should tell you all. After telling him my son was again severely depressed, and had to tell him 3 times he was already under CAHMs I was told ‘well he needs to see CAHMs, we are a school not a mental hospital’

My child had an EHC plan that the school were awarded a substantial extra amount of money to provide services. The services included, grief counselling, speech and language and extra support. None of which was provided and when my child understandably couldn’t cope he became initially anxious and then disruptive.

I subsequently took him out of the school as the reference to ‘being a school not a mental hospital’ was shocking to me! I can’t believe the head is still allowed anywhere near young people!

I’m not the first parent that this attitude towards young people has been given. I’ve dealt with this school in another capacity and they promise the Earth and deliver nothing. I might once again reiterate my child was given a lot of money and it wasn’t spent on him!

They can not cope with children that don’t conform (fine) but don’t say you and meet need and then destroy an already highly vulnerable, hurt child!

If you have a child with SEN avoid this school!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Anonymous
Parent Aug 20, 2022
2.0

"The school is awful and avoid if you can"

The school is awful, teachers are rude and unpleasant, and the headteacher is a massive hypocrite with some of the school rules
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 4/5

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