OFSTED
23 May 2023
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
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Warrington
Trust
THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
661
661 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
342
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
319
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.2 pts
above England
School
51.0%
Warrington
23.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.1 pts
above England
School
22.4%
Warrington
16.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
Warrington
0.7%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.0%
469
Any other White background
8.9%
59
African
5.3%
35
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
22
Chinese
2.6%
17
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
16
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
27.8%
184 of
661 pupils
7.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
above
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
39.4
0.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.66 · 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
8.02%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.80 pts
higher than
England
School
8.02%
Warrington
5.79%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.89 pts
higher than
England
School
25.71%
Warrington
12.94%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.74 pts
higher than
England
School
2.54%
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
88.1%
4.2 pts
below England
Padgate Academy
88.1%
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.