Priestley College
Priestley College is an academy 16-19 converter in Warrington for boys and girls aged 16 to 19. It has 0 pupils and room for 2,250. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Loushers Lane, Warrington, WA4 6RD01925 633591priestley.ac.ukMr Paul Willerton headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
1,229 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,229 | 1,287 | 1,095 | 965 | 1,795 | 1,760 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 30.17 | 29.18 | 31.50 | 35.96 | 29.71 | 26.83 |
| Average A level grade | C | C | C | B- | C | C- |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 31.89 | 29.57 | 29.75 | 33.08 | 26.22 | 23.31 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 7% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 4% |
| A level progressA level value added | -0.05 | -0.18 | – | – | -0.02 | -0.10 |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 31.35 | 29.71 | 29.95 | 32.66 | – | – |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 89% | 90% | 92% | 96% | 92% | 92% |
A level subjects
37 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.
Strongest A levels
Every A level subject against England, 2025
A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Warrington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 0 | 0 |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 1,046 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 74%, compared with 89% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 53% went on to degree-level study or training and 12% to a top-third university.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 86% | 86% | 87% | – |
| Education | 48% | 48% | 50% | – |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 8% | 7% | 2% |
| Work | 30% | 31% | 30% | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 9% | 11% | 11% | – |
Money
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Green CIO | Special post 16 institution | 530 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Latchford St James CofE Primary School | Church of England | 600 m | 188 | Good 2022 | 45 | Compare |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 840 m | 144 | Good 2022 | 67 | Compare |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School | Academy | 970 m | 237 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Stockton Heath Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 402 | Good 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 879 | Report card 2026 | 45 | Compare |
| Infinite Schools - Warrington | Independent | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Alderman Bolton Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 277 | Good 2022 | 64 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Priestley College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Priestley College yet.
How many pupils does Priestley College have?
0 pupils aged 16 to 19 were on the roll in January 2022. It has 2,250 places, so it is 0% full.
Does Priestley College have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C. 37 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Loushers Lane, Warrington, WA4 6RD
- Telephone
- 01925 633591
- Website
- www.priestley.ac.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Willerton
- Type of school
- Academy 16-19 converter (Academy 16-19 converter, academies)
- Phase
- Sixth form / post-16, ages 16-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Challenge Academy Trust (14 schools)
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Ward
- Latchford West
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 May 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 144782 · LAESTAB 8778600 · UKPRN 10063846
- Formerly
- Priestley College
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2022.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.