OFSTED
4 May 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Halton
Trust
WADE DEACON TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,200
1,186 full-time ·
14 part-time
Female pupils
601
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
599
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
27.7 pts
above England
School
52.5%
Halton
38.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.1 pts
below England
School
6.2%
Halton
5.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Halton
2.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.8%
1,054
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
44
Any other White background
2.8%
33
Unclassified
1.8%
21
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
14
African
1.1%
13
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
30.3%
363 of
1,200 pupils
9.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 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
36.4
2.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.84 · 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
10.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.60 pts
higher than
England
School
10.81%
Halton
7.11%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.42%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.60 pts
higher than
England
School
33.42%
Halton
19.58%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.25 pts
higher than
England
School
5.06%
Halton
1.86%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.9%
0.2 pts
below England
The Grange School
90.9%
Halton
90.9%
North West
99.7%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.