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EnglandWarrington

Schools in Warrington

Victorian terraces and former mill buildings ring a town centre that grew at the lowest bridging point on the River Mersey in Cheshire. The borough spans the old Lancashire-Cheshire boundary. Grappenhall and Westbrook extend the residential spread to the south and northwest, and the borough's built-up population reached around 175,000 at the 2021 census.

Warrington Bank Quay station carries West Coast Main Line trains northwest to Liverpool and east to Manchester, each roughly twenty to twenty-five minutes away, while the M6, M56, and M62 motorways converge around the town. Bewsey and Great Sankey form a school-competitive belt to the west and northwest, drawing families seeking primary places across those residential districts, and Golborne, at the borough's northeastern edge, is long established as a sought-after postcode for school catchments.

Area Performance

Warrington schools rank in the top 39% of England

Across 93 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.48/10, +0.11 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

13% Elite

Distribution across all Warrington schools

13%
27%
60%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

Warrington vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 39%

Across all ranked Warrington schools

Top 37%Primaryavg #5,550 of 14,978
Top 53%Secondaryavg #1,944 of 3,680
Top 45%Sixth formavg #1,059 of 2,376

Primary schools: 75 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.23 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,550
+13 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 37% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
69%
+7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.23 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,550
+13 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 37% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
69%
+7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 14 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.15 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,944
-3 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 53% of 3,680

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.3
+7.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.15 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,944
-3 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 53% of 3,680

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.3
+7.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.5/10
-1.28 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,059
+5 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 45% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
25%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
50%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.5/10
-1.28 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,059
+5 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 45% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
25%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
50%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#793

2 ranked schools · +121 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

16

Offers

6

Offer rate37.5%
+15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#198

2 ranked schools · +55 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

13

Offers

5

Offer rate38.5%
+23.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#1,107

1 ranked schools · -334 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

3

Offers

1

Offer rate33.3%
+3.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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