The Challenge Academy Trust
The Challenge Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust, based in Warrington, running 14 open schools with 9,252 pupils. The average School Chooser Score across its 12 scored schools is 53: 4 do better than similar schools and 3 do worse. Companies House record.
Schools in the trust
| School | Area | Phase | Pupils | Low income | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Sankey Primary SchoolPrimary · Warrington | Warrington | Primary | 350 | 11% | Report card 2025 | 92 |
| Appleton Thorn Primary SchoolPrimary · Warrington | Warrington | Primary | 198 | 13% | No overall grade 2025 | 84 |
| Dallam Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Warrington | Warrington | Primary | 265 | 57% | Good 2023 | 82 |
| Bridgewater High SchoolSecondary · Warrington | Warrington | Secondary | 1,683 | 14% | Good 2022 | 70 |
| Penketh High SchoolSecondary · Warrington | Warrington | Secondary | 1,058 | 28% | Good 2020 | 54 |
| Beamont Collegiate AcademySecondary · Warrington | Warrington | Secondary | 890 | 48% | Good 2022 | 48 |
| Penketh South Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Warrington | Warrington | Primary | 230 | 11% | Good 2022 | 47 |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High SchoolSecondary · Warrington | Warrington | Secondary | 879 | 40% | Report card 2026 | 45 |
| Broomfields Junior SchoolPrimary · Warrington | Warrington | Primary | 323 | 25% | Good 2024 | 43 |
| The Sutton AcademySecondary · St Helens, St. Helens | St Helens, St. Helens | Secondary | 1,441 | 39% | Report card 2026 | 33 |
| Padgate AcademySecondary · Warrington | Warrington | Secondary | 661 | 51% | Good 2023 | 26 |
| Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Warrington | Warrington | Primary | 255 | 61% | Good 2023 | 13 |
| Priestley CollegeSixth form / post-16 · Warrington | Warrington | Sixth form / post-16 | 0 | 0% | Not inspected | – |
| South Wirral High SchoolSecondary · Wirral | Wirral | Secondary | 1,019 | 37% | Good 2022 | – |