Brine Leas School
Secondary • Academy converter • Nantwich
Good
Secondary schools in North West
Browse schools located in the North West region. Filter by phase and explore Ofsted ratings.
Broadoak School
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Requires improvement
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Liverpool
Good
Broughton High School
Secondary • Community school • Preston
Outstanding
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston
Good
Buile Hill Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Salford
Requires improvement
Burnage Academy for Boys
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Outstanding
Burnley High School
Secondary • Free schools • Burnley
Good
Burscough Priory Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Ormskirk
Good
Bury Church of England High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Bury
Requires improvement
Calday Grange Grammar School
Secondary • Academy converter • Wirral
Good
Calderstones School
Secondary • Community school • Liverpool
Good
Caldew School
Secondary • Academy converter • Carlisle
Good
Canon Slade School
Secondary • Academy converter • Bolton
Not judged
Cansfield High School
Secondary • Community school • Wigan
Good
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Fleetwood
Good
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Liverpool
Good
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Manchester
Good
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Warrington
Good
Carnforth High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Carnforth
Good
Carr Hill High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Preston
Requires improvement
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Secondary • Academy converter • Grange-over-Sands
Good
Cedar Mount Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Gorton
Requires improvement
Cheadle Hulme High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Cheadle
Outstanding
Cheshire Studio School
Secondary • Studio schools • Knutsford
Good
Chester International School
Secondary • Studio schools • Chester
Good
Chesterfield High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Liverpool
Good
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Liverpool
Good
Chorlton High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Good
Christ The King Catholic High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Preston
Inadequate
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Southport
Good
Christleton High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Chester
Good
CHS South
Secondary • Free schools • Manchester
Good
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Secondary • Academy converter • Clitheroe
Outstanding
Co-op Academy Bebington
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Wirral
Good
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Secondary • Free schools • Manchester
Outstanding
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester
Good
Co-op Academy Manchester
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester
Good
Co-op Academy North Manchester
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester
Good
Co-op Academy Swinton
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Good
Co-op Academy Walkden
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Good
Cockermouth School
Secondary • Academy converter • Cockermouth
Good
Colne Park High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Colne
Good
Colne Primet Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Colne
Requires improvement
Congleton High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Congleton
Good
Copley Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Stalybridge
Good
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston
Good
Cowley International College
Secondary • Community school • St Helens
Good
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
Secondary • University technical college • Crewe
Not judged
Culcheth High School
Secondary • Community school • Warrington
Good
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