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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 April 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry374 applications · 198 places offered · 190 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Warrington median median 1.9
- 2025 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
- 2024 1.9; Warrington median median 2.0
- 2023 2.1; Warrington median median 1.9
- 2022 2.2; Warrington median median 2.0
- 2021 2.1; Warrington median median 2.0
- 2020 2.1; Warrington median median 2.0
- 2019 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
- 2018 2.3; Warrington median median 2.1
- 2017 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
- 2016 2.4; Warrington median median 2.3
- 2015 2.5; Warrington median median 2.3
- 2014 2.3; Warrington median median 2.3
- This school
- Warrington median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 198 | 374 | 1.9 | 190 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 238 | 453 | 1.9 | 251 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2024 | 237 | 450 | 1.9 | 237 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 237 | 487 | 2.1 | 264 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2022 | 239 | 513 | 2.2 | 277 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2021 | 240 | 506 | 2.1 | 238 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 239 | 501 | 2.1 | 243 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2019 | 238 | 507 | 2.1 | 251 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 539 | 2.3 | 269 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2017 | 229 | 483 | 2.1 | 267 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2016 | 230 | 548 | 2.4 | 250 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2015 | 227 | 557 | 2.5 | 271 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2014 | 230 | 527 | 2.3 | 230 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 222 | 45.1 | 47% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 228 | 51.1 | 55% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 235 | 48.9 | 51% | 71% | −0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 224 | 49.1 | 48% | 72% | −0.21 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Culcheth High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · WiganGood20232.6applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · WarringtonGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · WiganGood20232.8applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · WiganStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · SalfordGood20241.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · WiganOutstanding20231.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · WarringtonGood20231.9applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · WarringtonStandards maintained20252.6applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 111430 · 877/4200
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,240 pupils · 1,164 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5HH
- Local authority
- Warrington
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources