United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Warrington
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~209k · 86 state-funded schools
The signature
How Warrington ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,669/yr
High
Better than 61% of UK LAs
House price
£255,000
Mid-range
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Rent
£880/mo
Affordable
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,448/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
68.8/1k
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.9
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
98.8%
Very strong
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
86 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
82 of 83 (98.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
86 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 86 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Sankey High School | Secondary | 2,087 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lymm High School | Secondary | 1,923 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bridgewater High School | Secondary | 1,674 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Gregory's Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,205 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Culcheth High School | Secondary | 1,168 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Penketh High School | Secondary | 1,023 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beamont Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 897 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Birchwood Community High School | Secondary | 889 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Secondary | 861 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | Secondary | 855 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King's Leadership Academy Warrington | Secondary | 808 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School | Primary | 678 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Padgate Academy | Secondary | 642 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chapelford Village Primary School | Primary | 633 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Barrow Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 630 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 585 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 463 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | Primary | 411 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stockton Heath Primary School | Primary | 404 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Locking Stumps Community Primary School | Primary | 400 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.