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Golborne High School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 3EL
1
Mar 2023
Top 10 Secondary schools in Warrington
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Warrington. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
14
Outstanding
2
Good
10
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 17% · G: 83% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
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King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington • Cheshire • WA1 4PF
1
Sep 2019
3
Padgate Academy
Warrington • WA2 0LN
2
Jul 2023
4
Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 1DU
2
May 2023
5
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA4 1RX
2
Jan 2023
6
Bridgewater High School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA4 3AE
2
Nov 2022
7
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA4 1JL
2
Nov 2021
8
Penketh High School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA5 2BY
2
Jun 2020
9
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA5 1HG
2
Jan 2020
10
Great Sankey High School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA5 3AA
2
Oct 2017
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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- Beamont Collegiate Academy 2 • Jul 2017
- Culcheth High School 2 • May 2014
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