Overall Oxbridge
#793
2 ranked schools · +121 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
16
Offers
6
Offer rate37.5%
+15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
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.
75
Primary
schools
14
Secondary
schools
2
Post-16
colleges
8
Special
schools
2
Other
schools
of which4sixth forms·39faith·1nurseries102 total
Area Performance
Warrington schools rank in the top 40% 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
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Warrington vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 40%
Across all ranked Warrington schools
Top 37%Primaryavg #5,550 of 14,978
Top 54%Secondaryavg #2,095 of 3,862
Top 44%Sixth formavg #1,131 of 2,555
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
#2,095
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 54% of 3,862
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
#2,095
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 54% of 3,862
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
#1,131
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 44% of 2,555
% 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
#1,131
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 44% of 2,555
% 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%
Oxford
#198
2 ranked schools · +55 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
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 1,880
Applications
3
Offers
1
Offer rate33.3%
+3.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Warrington
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Warrington
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Warrington
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School profiles in Warrington
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