Academy trust

The Challenge Academy Trust

14 schools in St. Helens, Warrington, Wirral.

Schools

7 primary · 7 secondary · 0 other

Ofsted report cards

no school in a category of concern

Secondary schools

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

7 secondary schools in The Challenge Academy Trust.
School	Latest Ofsted	Applications per place	Attainment 8	FSM
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School Faith	2026	2.8 applications per place	46.3	40%
Penketh High School	Standards maintained2025	2.4 applications per place	47.7	28%
The Sutton Academy	2026	2.1 applications per place	45.5	39%
Padgate Academy	Good2023	1.9 applications per place	41.6	51%
South Wirral High School	Good2022	1.9 applications per place	38.1	37%
Beamont Collegiate Academy	Remains Good2022	1.8 applications per place	45.9	48%
Bridgewater High School	Good2022	1.8 applications per place	55.0	14%

7 secondary schools in The Challenge Academy Trust. FSM: free school meals.

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

7 primary schools in The Challenge Academy Trust.
School	Latest Ofsted	Applications per place	SATs standard	FSM
Appleton Thorn Primary School	Graded · no overall grade2025	3.4 applications per place	74%	13%
Great Sankey Primary School	2025	2.8 applications per place	78%	11%
Penketh South Community Primary School	Remains Good2022	2.1 applications per place	52%	11%
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School	Remains Good2023	1.8 applications per place	26%	61%
Dallam Community Primary School	Good2023	1.4 applications per place	68%	57%
Broomfields Junior School	Good2024	no data	60%	25%
Priestley College	Not yet inspected	no data	–	0%

7 primary schools in The Challenge Academy Trust. FSM: free school meals.

Trust membership from Get Information about Schools. Applications per place and results are per school; we do not combine them into a trust score.