Education
Northwich and its surroundings has a number of schools and colleges. Sir John Deane's College is now a sixth form college, but was originally formed as a grammar school in 1557. The school was originally known as Witton Grammar School and was erected close to Witton Chapel. The school moved to its current location, to the south of the town, in 1907-08. There is now also further education available through Mid Cheshire College's London Road Studios. Primary education include:
- Witton Church Walk CofE Primary School
- Victoria Road Primary School
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
- St. Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
- Hartford Manor Primary School
- Hartford County Primary School
- Kingsmead Primary School was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Better Public Building award in 2005.
- Rosebank School is a school for autistic children aged 3–11 years.
During the 19th century many new schools were founded and by 1850 twelve 'academies' were recorded in the area. The town is now served by County High School Leftwich, a specialist media arts college, while University of Chester Academy Northwich, a specialist performing arts college and Hartford High School both admit pupils from Northwich. There are also several primary schools in the area. St. Nicholas Catholic High School is also in the local vicinity, and performs well on national exam boards, coming second in the whole of Cheshire.
In November 2005, as part of the Northwich Vision, a refurbishment of the town's railway station included a Centre called Zone that promotes lifelong learning by offering people the opportunity to access a range of online and taught courses.
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