Voluntary aided school · Warrington

St Gregory's Catholic High School

11–16Ages
1,214Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
111454URN

Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.8 above Warrington median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Warrington

646 applications for 240 places · 2nd of 12 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.8of 90

Warrington 46.3 England 46.0

4th of 13 in Warrington

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

The graded inspection, 26 November 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

4 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 November 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Warrington median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

646 applications · 240 places offered · 314 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Warrington median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 2.8; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Warrington median median 2.0
2019 2.4; Warrington median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2016 2.5; Warrington median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 2.8; 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	240	646	2.7	314	1.31
Sep 2025	238	629	2.6	277	1.16
Sep 2024	240	648	2.7	279	1.16
Sep 2023	239	662	2.8	333	1.39
Sep 2022	240	568	2.4	275	1.15
Sep 2021	240	499	2.1	259	1.08
Sep 2020	240	522	2.2	247	1.03
Sep 2019	238	577	2.4	293	1.23
Sep 2018	238	457	1.9	201	0.84
Sep 2017	192	411	2.1	166	0.86
Sep 2016	180	450	2.5	159	0.88
Sep 2015	192	443	2.3	169	0.88
Sep 2014	179	507	2.8	172	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

239 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.84th of 13 in Warrington

Warrington 46.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%4th of 13 in Warrington

Warrington 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Warrington 65% England 66%

This school
Warrington median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.31

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	239	53.8	56%	76%	–
2024/25	235	51.0	53%	73%	–
2023/24	235	51.8	57%	74%	+0.31
2022/23	233	51.1	52%	75%	+0.18

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

St Gregory's Catholic High SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
Aldridge UTC Warrington
1.7 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

30.3Attainment 8
Penketh High School
1.8 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Great Sankey High School
2.9 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Beamont Collegiate Academy
2.9 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
3.9 km · Warrington

2026

2.8applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
4.0 km · Warrington

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Bridgewater High School
4.4 km · Warrington

Good2022

1.8applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
Padgate Academy
4.6 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 111454 · 877/4622
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,214 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1HG
Local authority: Warrington

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources