Brine Leas School

Brine Leas School is an academy school in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The school has 1,287 pupils enrolled,^[1] and has technology and language status.^[3]

Brine Leas School
Address
Audlem Road Nantwich , Cheshire , CW5 7DY England
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Cheshire East
Department for Education URN	136279 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Su Turner
Headmaster	Paul Whitehead
Gender	Co-educational[1]
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,278 pupils[2]
Houses	Audley, Lovell, Warwick
Colour(s)	Red, Green, Yellow
Website	brineleas.co.uk

The school opened in 1977 as a comprehensive co-educational establishment. The first head teacher was Daphne Howard; on her retirement Michael Butler became head teacher. Andrew Cliffe became the school's third head teacher 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 million to improve facilities around the site.

The 2008 Ofsted inspection outlined the school as having outstanding overall effectiveness, with constantly exceptional pupil achievement.^[4] As of 2024^[update], the school's most recent inspection was in 2022, with an outcome of Good.^[5]

The school opened a sixth form in September 2010.^[6] In 2016, the school became part of the Brine Multi Academy Trust.

On the 29th April 2024, it was reported that the Headteacher Mr Cole had died the previous day.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Bryony Page, trampoline gold medal winner in the 2024 Olympics^[8]
• Sam Retford, actor in Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge^[9]
• Laura Smith, Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich between 2017 and 2019^[10]
• Blitz Kids, an alternative rock band from Nantwich and Crewe
• AJ Pritchard, dancer and television personality