Academy sponsor led · Warrington

Beamont Collegiate Academy

11–16Ages
890Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139196URN

Long Lane, Orford, Warrington, WA2 8PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Warrington median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Warrington

328 applications for 180 places · 10th of 12 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.9of 90

Warrington 46.3 England 46.0

8th of 13 in Warrington

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

6 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
14 June 2017
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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Warrington median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

328 applications · 180 places offered · 208 named it first

2026 1.8; Warrington median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Warrington median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
2016 1.7; Warrington median median 2.3
2015 1.5; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 1.6; 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	180	328	1.8	208	1.16
Sep 2025	180	343	1.9	219	1.22
Sep 2024	179	366	2.0	246	1.37
Sep 2023	180	373	2.1	265	1.47
Sep 2022	180	355	2.0	244	1.36
Sep 2021	180	332	1.8	231	1.28
Sep 2020	180	400	2.2	263	1.46
Sep 2019	180	404	2.2	294	1.63
Sep 2018	180	340	1.9	242	1.34
Sep 2017	181	337	1.9	232	1.28
Sep 2016	200	345	1.7	225	1.13
Sep 2015	189	287	1.5	180	0.95
Sep 2014	143	229	1.6	134	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

171 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.98th of 13 in Warrington

Warrington 46.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%7th of 13 in Warrington

Warrington 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Warrington 65% England 66%

This school
Warrington median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	171	45.9	47%	63%	–
2024/25	177	45.8	38%	57%	–
2023/24	170	45.7	38%	59%	+0.16
2022/23	174	46.2	39%	67%	+0.22

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

Beamont Collegiate AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Aldridge UTC Warrington
1.2 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

30.3Attainment 8
Padgate Academy
1.8 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
2.7 km · Warrington

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
St Gregory's Catholic High School
2.9 km · Warrington

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
3.2 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
3.4 km · Warrington

2026

2.8applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Birchwood Community High School
4.0 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Penketh High School
4.5 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139196 · 877/4002
Trust: The Challenge Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 890 on roll
Free school meals: 47.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2013
Replaced: William Beamont Community High School (URN 111446)
Address: Long Lane, Orford, Warrington, WA2 8PX
Local authority: Warrington

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