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Education in Warrington

Unitary authority

The south of the North West. 215,425 people in 181 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Warrington, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Warrington had 95 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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95
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Warrington had 95 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Warrington among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Warrington is 95.

Schools

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Schools in Warrington

Warrington has 95 open schools: 1 nursery, 69 primary, 13 secondary, 9 special, 2 sixth form and further education and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
4
Good
34
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

38 of the 87 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and July 2024.

10 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

13 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Warrington

4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Barrow Hall Community Primary School (July 2023), Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery (July 2024), Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (March 2024), St Peter's Catholic Primary School (April 2024).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 4102School remains Outstanding, March 2023

Primary (69)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Alderman Bolton Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11277School remains Good, October 202275% met KS2 standard
Appleton Thorn Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11198Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade74% met KS2 standard
Barrow Hall Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11628Outstanding (overall), July 202379% met KS2 standard
Beamont Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11333Good (overall), October 202278% met KS2 standard
Bewsey Lodge AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11328Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed
Birchwood CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11157Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), January 202059% met KS2 standard
Bradshaw Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11159No outcome in Ofsted's file70% met KS2 standard
Brook Acre Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter0 to 11211School remains Good, October 202254% met KS2 standard
Broomfields Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11323Good (overall), May 202460% met KS2 standard
Bruche AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11243Good (overall), November 202297% met KS2 standard
Burtonwood Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11206Good (overall), May 202381% met KS2 standard
Callands Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11325Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
Chapelford Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11638Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met85% met KS2 standard
Cherry Tree SchoolCommunity school2 to 11210Good (overall), December 202379% met KS2 standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School PadgateVoluntary aided school4 to 11307Good (overall), September 202375% met KS2 standard
Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11379Good (overall), September 2021, before the school changed
Croft Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11253School remains Good, July 202373% met KS2 standard
Culcheth Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11216School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 202379% met KS2 standard
Dallam Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11265Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed68% met KS2 standard
Evelyn Street Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy converter2 to 11337Outstanding (overall), July 202490% met KS2 standard
Glazebury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11123Good (overall), September 202389% met KS2 standard
Gorse Covert Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11212Good (overall), June 202377% met KS2 standard
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11396Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade87% met KS2 standard
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11404Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), December 201972% met KS2 standard
Great Sankey Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11350Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met78% met KS2 standard
Latchford St James CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11188Good (overall), October 202252% met KS2 standard
Locking Stumps Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11376School remains Good, February 202256% met KS2 standard
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11255School remains Good, April 202326% met KS2 standard
Newchurch Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11204Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade47% met KS2 standard
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11667Good (overall), January 202457% met KS2 standard
Oughtrington Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11391Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade57% met KS2 standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11144Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed52% met KS2 standard
Park Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11195Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met81% met KS2 standard
Penketh Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11207Good (overall), March 202381% met KS2 standard
Penketh South Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11230School remains Good, September 202252% met KS2 standard
Ravenbank Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11336Good (overall), March 202377% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11189Outstanding (overall), March 202442% met KS2 standard
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11214Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met75% met KS2 standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11192Good (overall), May 202348% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11141Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met53% met KS2 standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11212School remains Good, November 202266% met KS2 standard
St Bridget's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11198Good (overall), February 202370% met KS2 standard
St Elphin's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11School remains Good, January 2023
St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11131School remains Good, December 202286% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11214Standards maintained, June 202577% met KS2 standard
St Lewis Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11102School remains Good, October 202340% met KS2 standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11460School remains Good, March 2023
St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11152Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade61% met KS2 standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11185Good (overall), September 202372% met KS2 standard
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11118Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met60% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11211Outstanding (overall), April 202479% met KS2 standard
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
St Stephen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11199Good (overall), October 202370% met KS2 standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11237Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11131Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade65% met KS2 standard
Statham Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11203School remains Good, October 202390% met KS2 standard
Stockton Heath Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11402School remains Good, January 202470% met KS2 standard
Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11209Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade77% met KS2 standard
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school2 to 7231Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Thelwall Community Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11162Standards maintained, December 202464% met KS2 standard
Thelwall Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7140Good (overall), March 2023
Twiss Green Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11203Good (overall), November 202368% met KS2 standard
Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed
Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11School remains Good, March 2024
Westbrook Old Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11296Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met44% met KS2 standard
Winwick CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11162School remains Good, October 202362% met KS2 standard
Woolston CofE Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11208Good (overall), October 202382% met KS2 standard
Woolston Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11230School remains Good, September 202362% met KS2 standard

Secondary (13)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Aldridge UTC WarringtonUniversity technical college14 to 19278Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 30.3
Beamont Collegiate AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16890School remains Good, July 2022Attainment 8: 45.9
Birchwood Community High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16875Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 45.7
Bridgewater High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,683Good (overall), October 2022Attainment 8: 55.0
Cardinal Newman Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 16808Good (overall), November 2022Attainment 8: 45.1
Culcheth High SchoolCommunity school11 to 161,164School remains Good, November 2022Attainment 8: 45.1
Great Sankey High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 182,051School remains Good, March 2023Attainment 8: 49.9
King's Leadership Academy WarringtonFree schools11 to 18804Standards maintained, February 2025Attainment 8: 55.4
Lymm High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,937Good (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 58.5
Padgate AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16661Good (overall), May 2023Attainment 8: 41.6
Penketh High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,058Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), February 2020Attainment 8: 47.7
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16879Report card, February 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 46.3
St Gregory's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 161,214School remains Good, July 2024Good (overall), November 2019Attainment 8: 53.8

Special (9)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Birchwood SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1935No outcome in Ofsted's file
Chaigeley SchoolNon-maintained special school8 to 1654School remains Good, January 2024
Fox Wood Special SchoolCommunity special school4 to 19174Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Green Lane Community Special SchoolCommunity special school4 to 16229Standards maintained, February 2025
Infinite Schools - WarringtonOther independent special school11 to 16No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Empower AcademyOther independent special school11 to 16No outcome in Ofsted's file
Willow Green CIOSpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Willow Tree ParkOther independent special school4 to 2577No outcome in Ofsted's file
Woolston Brook SchoolCommunity special school7 to 1673Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade

Sixth form and further education (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Priestley CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter16 to 190Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Warrington and Vale Royal CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Kassia Academy and Support ServicesAcademy alternative provision converter11 to 1618Good (overall), June 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.