| Motto | A successful Education for all our students |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Headmaster | Andrew Cliffe |
| Chair | Mrs Janet Furber |
| Specialism | Technology and Language[1] |
| Location | Audlem Road Nantwich Cheshire CW5 7DY United Kingdom |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| DfE URN | 111439 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1170 |
| Gender | Co-educational[2] |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Audley, Lovell, Warwick |
| Website | Official website |
Brine Leas School is a comprehensive academy in Nantwich, Cheshire, UK. The school has 1287 students enrolled,[2] and has Technology and Language, status.[1]
The school opened in 1977 as a comprehensive co-educational establishment. The first head teacher was Daphne Howard; on her retirement Michael Butler became headteacher. Andrew Cliffe became the school's third headteacher in September 2007. In September 2010 the school became one of just 32 to take up academy status. In 2011 the school received a capital grant of over £1.1 million pounds to improve facilities around the site. The school operates a House system, with every student and staff member in either "Audley", "Lovell", or "Warwick". For the last ten years the school has been oversubscribed although it does continue to take students on distance criteria.
The 2008 Ofsted inspection outlined the school as having outstanding overall effectiveness, with constantly exceptional student achievement.[3] Since the school was inspected results have improved yet further with headlines for 5 A*to C inclusing English and Maths being over 79%. The percentage of A*'s and A's is over 34%.
The school opened a sixth form in September 2010. The Sixth form is proving to be very popular and the first Year 12 enjoyed an outstanding set of examination results at AS. With the addition of a new Year group sports teams have now become popular and it is fast establishing a reputation for excellence.[4]