Schools in Warrington
86 state-funded schools, 32,622 pupils. 98.8% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 9 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
3 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Warrington?
Warrington has 86 state-funded schools teaching 32,622 pupils. 67 primary, 13 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in Warrington are Good or Outstanding?
98.8% of the 83 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Warrington are rated Good or Outstanding: 9 Outstanding and 73 Good. 1 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Warrington are rated Outstanding?
9 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Warrington: King's Leadership Academy Warrington, Barrow Hall Community Primary School, Callands Primary Academy, Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School, Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery, Green Lane Community Special School, and 3 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- King's Leadership Academy WarringtonSecondary808Outstanding 2019
- Barrow Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimary630Outstanding 2023
- Callands Primary AcademyPrimary378Outstanding 2023
- Grappenhall Heys Community Primary SchoolPrimary352Outstanding 2025
- Evelyn Street Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary341Outstanding 2024
- Green Lane Community Special SchoolSpecial235Outstanding 2015
- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary214Outstanding 2024
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary194Outstanding 2024
- Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest SchoolNursery96Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 67 | 64 | 100% |
| Secondary | 13 | 13 | 92.3% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Warrington
Showing 20 of 86 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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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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