Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College

What Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College does

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is a UK state-funded all-girls secondary school and sixth form college located in Sandbach, Cheshire, England (Middlewich Rd, CW11 3NT). The institution serves female students aged 11-18 across Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9), Key Stage 4/GCSE (Years 10-11), and Key Stage 5/A-Level (Years 12-14), delivering a comprehensive curriculum spanning Mathematics, English, Sciences, Languages (French, German, Spanish), Humanities (Geography, History, Politics, Religious Studies), Creative Arts (Art, Drama, Dance, Music), Design and Technology, Business and Computing, Health and Social Care, and newer applied subjects including Criminology, Psychology, Sociology, and Law. The school employs 71 staff, with Ellen Walton as Headteacher, Mrs Caty Reid as Chair of the Board of Trustees, and a named department leadership structure across all major subjects.

The school operates as a state-funded institution within The Saxon Crosses Multi-Academy Trust (SHSSFC), providing free education to students through UK government per-pupil funding from the Department for Education, with admissions coordinated through Cheshire East Council. There are no tuition fees, no commercial product revenue, and no proprietary technology developed; the technology stack consists of standard educational platforms - Microsoft Office 365, Sparx Maths for homework, Edulink One for parent communication, and a remote access portal. Revenue derives exclusively from state allocations, with supplementary income from facilities lettings, fundraising (GoFundMe), and uniform-related partnerships.

The institution is recognized as one of Cheshire's top-performing schools and received an SSAT Educational Outcomes Award in 2025 for being in the top 10% of non-selective schools nationally for student attainment at KS4. Additional recognitions include Artsmark Gold from Arts Council England, the London Parental Partnership Award (LPPA), TASS Dual Career Accreditation, and UAB Gold. The school markets itself via its official website, Facebook, Instagram, department-specific social media accounts, an annual Open Evening, and a downloadable prospectus. Operations are single-site with no geographic expansion; the strategic posture is steady-state delivery of regulated secondary education rather than growth or product diversification.

Name

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College

Legal name

Sandbach Highschool

Website

https://sandbachhigh.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is a UK state-funded all-girls secondary school and sixth form college in Sandbach, Cheshire, serving ~800 female students aged 11-18 across KS3-KS5, operated under The Saxon Crosses Multi-Academy Trust with 71 staff and revenue derived entirely from UK government per-pupil funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form college
• GCSE curriculum
• A-Level programs
• Girls school

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandbach

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a UK state-funded secondary school and sixth form, Sandbach High School operates under government funding from the Department for Education. Education is provided free at point of use to students. The school receives per-pupil funding based on student enrollment numbers.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is a UK state-funded all-girls secondary school delivering Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 education (Years 7-11) leading to GCSE qualifications, alongside a separately operated Sixth Form College (Years 12-14) delivering A-Level and vocational courses. The school provides a broad curriculum across Mathematics, English, Science, Modern Foreign Languages, Humanities, Creative Arts, Design and Technology, Business and Computing, and PSHE/Citizenship, complemented by personal development, careers guidance, and an extensive enrichment programme. Education is provided free at the point of use to enrolled students, funded by per-pupil state grants.

Product overview

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is a UK secondary school offering a comprehensive educational program spanning Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9), Key Stage 4/GCSE (Years 10-11), and Key Stage 5/A-Level (Years 12-13). The school provides a broad curriculum across academic subjects including Mathematics, English, Science, Languages (French, German, Spanish), Humanities (Geography, History, Politics, Religious Studies), Creative Arts (Art, Drama, Dance, Music), Design and Technology, Business and Computing, and Health and Social Care. The institution operates a separate Sixth Form College offering A-Level courses and vocational qualifications. As an educational institution rather than a technology product company, the school's offerings are educational programs and courses rather than software products or technology solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Key Stage 3 and 4 Secondary Education (Years 7-11)

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 10% of non-selective schools nationally for student attainment (2025 KS4 exams)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sandbach CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSandbach College operates as the sixth form provision of the school, offering A-Level and vocational courses for students in Years 12-14. The college provides advanced qualifications in subjects including Sciences, Mathematics, English, Languages, Humanities, and more, with dedicated facilities and staff.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Wilmslow High School: High-performing co-educational secondary school in Wilmslow, Cheshire East. Comparable as a well-regarded non-selective comprehensive in a similarly affluent catchment, often cited alongside Sandbach High among Cheshire's top-performing state schools.
• Alsager School: Secondary school in Alsager, Cheshire East. Comparable as a non-selective state comprehensive in a similar semi-rural Cheshire East setting, part of the same admissions geography and competing for students from the same corridor.
• Fallibroome Academy: Secondary school in Macclesfield, Cheshire East. Comparable as a non-selective state secondary within the same local authority area, competing for similar Cheshire East families and operating under identical accountability and funding frameworks.
• Congleton High School: Secondary school in Congleton, Cheshire East. Comparable as another state-funded secondary within Cheshire East, competing for students from the eastern Cheshire corridor under the same admissions and funding framework.
• Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College: Combined secondary school and sixth form college in Tarporley, Cheshire. Directly comparable as it offers the same combined school-and-college structure as Sandbach High, in an overlapping rural Cheshire catchment within the same local authority.
• Shavington Academy: Secondary school in Shavington, near Crewe in Cheshire East. Comparable as another state-funded secondary within the same local authority, drawing from overlapping communities in south Cheshire and competing for similar applicant profiles.
• Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School: Co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East. Comparable as another non-selective state secondary serving a similar affluent semi-rural catchment within Cheshire East, competing for the same pool of local families.

Direct peers

• Sandbach School: Boys' secondary school located in the same town of Sandbach, Cheshire. The most directly comparable peer: it shares the same catchment, same local authority admissions framework, and operates the other half of the local secondary education landscape for families choosing single-sex provision.

Others

• Withington Girls' School: Independent girls' school in Manchester. Comparable as a high-performing single-sex girls' school in the North West region, providing a regional benchmark for all-girls education quality and outcomes in the broader geography Sandbach draws from.
• The Queen's School, Chester: Independent girls' school in Chester, Cheshire. Comparable as another single-sex girls' school in the wider Cheshire area with strong academic outcomes, providing a benchmark for girls' education quality in the region though privately funded rather than state-funded.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/sandbachhigh?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/sandbach-high-school-and-sixth-form-college

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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