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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 September 2017Graded 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 entry583 applications · 325 places offered · 278 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Warrington median median 1.9
- 2025 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
- 2024 1.9; Warrington median median 2.0
- 2023 1.8; Warrington median median 1.9
- 2022 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
- 2021 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
- 2020 1.7; Warrington median median 2.0
- 2019 1.6; Warrington median median 2.1
- 2018 1.7; Warrington median median 2.1
- 2017 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
- 2016 2.1; Warrington median median 2.3
- 2015 2.1; Warrington median median 2.3
- 2014 1.9; 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 | 325 | 583 | 1.8 | 278 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 337 | 635 | 1.9 | 310 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 375 | 705 | 1.9 | 352 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 375 | 689 | 1.8 | 405 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2022 | 375 | 674 | 1.8 | 406 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2021 | 373 | 665 | 1.8 | 410 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 | 375 | 624 | 1.7 | 391 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 | 374 | 585 | 1.6 | 330 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 | 374 | 628 | 1.7 | 394 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2017 | 314 | 601 | 1.9 | 357 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2016 | 315 | 658 | 2.1 | 373 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2015 | 315 | 665 | 2.1 | 377 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2014 | 300 | 575 | 1.9 | 303 | 1.01 |
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.) | 374 | 49.9 | 50% | 74% | – |
| 2024/25 | 371 | 50.5 | 49% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 366 | 49.2 | 46% | 74% | −0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 368 | 49.6 | 50% | 73% | −0.26 |
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
- Great Sankey High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · WarringtonStandards maintained20252.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · WarringtonRemains Good20242.7applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · WarringtonGraded · no overall grade202430.3Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · WarringtonRemains Good20221.8applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · St. HelensRemains Good2022
- 5.5 km · St. Helens20262.1applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 5.7 km · HaltonOutstanding20222.1applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · HaltonRemains Good20222.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139152 · 877/4206
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 2,175 pupils · 2,051 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2013
- Replaced
- Great Sankey High School (URN 111434)
- Address
- Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AA
- Local authority
- Warrington
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources