Academy@Worden
Secondary • Academy converter • Leyland
Good
Secondary schools in North West
Browse schools located in the North West region. Filter by phase and explore Ofsted ratings.
Accrington Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Accrington
Requires improvement
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Accrington
Good
Albany Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Chorley
Good
Alder Community High School
Secondary • Community school • Hyde
Requires improvement
Alder Grange School
Secondary • Community school • Rossendale
Good
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Secondary • University technical college • Salford
Good
All Hallows Catholic College
Secondary • Academy converter • Macclesfield
Not judged
All Hallows Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston
Outstanding
All Hallows RC High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Salford
Good
All Saints Catholic College
Secondary • Academy converter • Dukinfield
Good
All Saints Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Knowsley
Good
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Rossendale
Requires improvement
Alsager School
Secondary • Academy converter • Stoke-on-Trent
Good
Alsop High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Liverpool
Requires improvement
Altrincham College
Secondary • Academy converter • Altrincham
Good
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Secondary • Academy converter • Altrincham
Outstanding
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Secondary • Academy converter • Altrincham
Outstanding
Appleby Grammar School
Secondary • Academy converter • Appleby-in-Westmorland
Good
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Liverpool
Good
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Liverpool
Outstanding
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston
Requires improvement
Ashton Community Science College
Secondary • Community school • Preston
Good
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Secondary • Academy converter • Sale
Good
Atherton High School
Secondary • Free schools • Atherton
Good
Audenshaw School
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Good
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Secondary • Academy converter • Rossendale
Inadequate
Baines School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Poulton-le-Fylde
Requires improvement
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Leyland
Good
Bay Leadership Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Morecambe
Good
Beacon Hill Community School
Secondary • Community school • Wigton
Good
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Warrington
Good
Bedford High School
Secondary • Community school • Leigh
Good
Beis Yaakov High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Salford
Not judged
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Secondary • Academy converter • Liverpool
Good
Birchwood Community High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Warrington
Not judged
Birkdale High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Southport
Good
Birkenhead Park School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Birkenhead
Requires improvement
Bishop Heber High School
Secondary • Foundation school • Malpas
Good
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Leyland
Good
Blackburn Central High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn
Good
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Blackpool
Requires improvement
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Secondary • Foundation school • Chester
Requires improvement
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Runcorn
Inadequate
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Altrincham
Requires improvement
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Burnley
Requires improvement
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Secondary • Academy converter • Bolton
Requires improvement
Bowland High
Secondary • Academy converter • Clitheroe
Good
Bramhall High School
Secondary • Community school • Stockport
Good
Bridgewater High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Warrington
Good
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