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Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College

URN
145748
Phase
16 plus
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
URN
145748
Phase
16 plus
Gender
Mixed
Age range
16-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

92 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of post-16 schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#1 of 1 school in Cheshire West and Chester

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Cheshire West and Chester)
School website
www.sjd.ac.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Cheshire West and Chester to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Post-16 (A level)

Well above average

Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

Average point score per entry

APS

45.0

Value added

Value added

+0.47

AAB with two facilitating subjects

AAB %

34.1%

Retention

Retention %

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

CW9 8AF - Monarch Drive, Northwich

Contact details

Address
Monarch Drive, Northwich
Postcode
CW9 8AF
Phone
1606810020
Website
www.sjd.ac.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cheshire West and Chester
Local authority code
896

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 351 schools in Cheshire West and Chester.

Authority statistics

Total schools

351

Open schools

181

Closed schools

170

Primary schools

258

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Secondary schools

    38

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary258 (73.7%)
    • Secondary38 (10.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other54 (15.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Sir John Deane's College0 m16 plusClosed
    Charles Darwin Community Primary School689 mPrimaryOpen
    Kingsmead Primary School785 mPrimaryOpen
    Greenbank School828 mNot applicableOpen
    St Nicholas Catholic High School915 mSecondaryOpen
    St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School915 mPrimaryOpen
    The County High School, Leftwich1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    The County High School Leftwich1.1 kmSecondaryClosed
    Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Sir John Deane's College
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Closed
    • Charles Darwin Community Primary School
      Distance
      689 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Kingsmead Primary School
      Distance
      785 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Greenbank School
      Distance
      828 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (16 plus) and local authority (Cheshire West and Chester)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Mid-Cheshire College of Further Education16 plusCW8 1LJClosed
    Sir John Deane's College16 plusCW9 8AFClosed
    West Cheshire College16 plusCH65 7BFClosed
    • Mid-Cheshire College of Further Education
      Phase
      16 plus
      Postcode
      CW8 1LJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Sir John Deane's College
      Phase
      16 plus
      Postcode
      CW9 8AF
      Status
      Closed
    • West Cheshire College
      Phase
      16 plus
      Postcode
      CH65 7BF
      Status
      Closed
    St Nicholas Catholic High School
    Distance
    915 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    915 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The County High School, Leftwich
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • The County High School Leftwich
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open