Secondary schools in Warrington

There are 13 secondary schools in Warrington, teaching 14,302 pupils. Of the 13 with a score, 4 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 3 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Warrington All schools in Warrington Places within

Pupils from low-income families28%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools4 of 13scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards1inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)9of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full5 of 13schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.0one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Warrington

From Warrington council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 12 secondary schools, 6 of which filled on distance and 6 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

St Gregory's Catholic High School 880 m
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School 0.7 miles
King's Leadership Academy Warrington 1.2 miles
Beamont Collegiate Academy 1.2 miles
Lymm High School 3.9 miles
Bridgewater High School 5.5 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Great Sankey High School 326 offers for 375 places
Culcheth High School 200 offers for 240 places
Penketh High School 216 offers for 240 places
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School 143 offers for 165 places
Birchwood Community High School 180 offers for 200 places
Padgate Academy 160 offers for 180 places

Source: Warrington council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (13)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	King's Leadership Academy WarringtonFree school · ages 11-18	804	13%	Not inspected	89	84 to 92
2	Lymm High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Lymm	1,937	12%	Good 2024	87	83 to 91
3	St Gregory's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	1,214	18%	Good 2019	77	71 to 82
4	Bridgewater High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,683	14%	Good 2022	70	62 to 76
5	Penketh High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,058	28%	Good 2020	54	44 to 64
6	Great Sankey High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	2,051	12%	Good 2023	50	41 to 60
7	Culcheth High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16	1,164	20%	Good 2022	50	40 to 60
8	Beamont Collegiate AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	890	48%	Good 2022	48	38 to 59
9	Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	879	40%	Report card 2026	45	34 to 55
10	Birchwood Community High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	875	42%	No overall grade 2024	43	32 to 54
11	Cardinal Newman Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	808	33%	Good 2022	27	20 to 36
12	Padgate AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	661	51%	Good 2023	26	19 to 36
13	Aldridge UTC WarringtonUniversity technical college · ages 14-19	278	39%	No overall grade 2024	1	1 to 1

Secondary schools by town in Warrington

Lymm1 schools Warrington12 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.