OFSTED
26 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Warrington
Trust
THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
804
804 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
380
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
424
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Warrington
23.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.3 pts
above England
School
20.6%
Warrington
16.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Warrington
0.7%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.5%
591
Chinese
14.4%
116
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
18
Pakistani
1.7%
14
Any other Asian background
1.6%
13
Any other White background
1.4%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.4%
156 of
804 pupils
1.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
56.0
16.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.50 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.16 pts
lower than
England
School
4.06%
Warrington
5.79%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.53%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.29 pts
lower than
England
School
8.53%
Warrington
12.94%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.39 pts
higher than
England
School
2.19%
Warrington
1.66%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.7%
3.4 pts
above England
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
95.7%
Warrington
92.5%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.