Area guide · Warrington and Wigan and Halton and Cheshire West and Chester
Living in Warrington with children
Warrington, Warrington and Wigan and Halton and Cheshire West and Chester. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 174,968 people in 75,473 households; 28.5% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
94schools in Warrington
£255ktypical semi, 12 months
70crimes a year per 1,000 people
92%gigabit broadband
Schools
94 schools: 77 state primary, 14 state secondary, 2 sixth form or college, 1 privateWarrington on the schools map →Primary: expected standard, 2025 results (DfE) · red mark: Warrington 68%Ofsted
Secondary: attainment 8, 2026 results (DfE) · red mark: Warrington 49.4Ofsted
Every school in Warrington, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (77)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruche Academy | Good | 1st (1/67) in Warrington | 0.372 miles (2026) |
| Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery | Outstanding | Top 3% (2/67) in Warrington | 0.561 miles (2026) |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | School remains Good | Top 7% (6/99) in Wigan | 0.299 miles (2026) |
| Golborne Community Primary School | Good | Top 8% (7/99) in Wigan | — |
| Glazebury Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 6% (4/67) in Warrington | 3.979 miles (2026) |
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | Outstanding | Top 8% (5/67) in Warrington | 0.742 miles (2026) |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | Top 9% (6/67) in Warrington | — |
| Chapelford Village Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 11% (7/67) in Warrington | 2.823 miles (2026) |
| St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School | Outstanding | Top 12% (8/67) in Warrington | — |
| Daresbury Primary School | Good | Top 5% (2/49) in Halton | 0.973 miles (2026) |
| Woolston CofE Aided Primary School | Good | Top 14% (9/67) in Warrington | — |
| Burtonwood Community Primary School | Good | Top 15% (10/67) in Warrington | — |
| Park Road Community Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 17% (11/67) in Warrington | — |
| Penketh Primary School | Good | Top 17% (11/67) in Warrington | 0.746 miles (2026) |
| Whitley Village School | Good | Top 13% (15/122) in Cheshire West and Chester | 2.398 miles (2025) |
| Cherry Tree School | Good | Top 20% (13/67) in Warrington | 0.596 miles (2026) |
| Culcheth Community Primary School | School remains Good (Improving) | Top 20% (13/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Outstanding | Top 20% (13/67) in Warrington | — |
| Barrow Hall Community Primary School | Outstanding | Top 24% (16/67) in Warrington | 1.302 miles (2026) |
| Great Sankey Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 26% (17/67) in Warrington | 4.905 miles (2026) |
| Beamont Primary School | Good | Top 27% (18/67) in Warrington | 0.732 miles (2026) |
| Gorse Covert Primary School | Good | Top 30% (20/67) in Warrington | 2.19 miles (2026) |
| Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School | Outstanding | Top 30% (20/67) in Warrington | 1.351 miles (2026) |
| Moore Primary School | School remains Good | Top 17% (8/49) in Halton | 1.156 miles (2026) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 33% (22/67) in Warrington | — |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate | Good | Top 35% (23/67) in Warrington | 0.676 miles (2026) |
| Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | Top 36% (24/67) in Warrington | — |
| Alderman Bolton Primary School | School remains Good | Top 38% (25/67) in Warrington | 0.51 miles (2026) |
| Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School | School remains Good | Top 39% (26/67) in Warrington | — |
| Appleton Thorn Primary School | Good | Top 41% (27/67) in Warrington | 0.685 miles (2026) |
| Croft Primary School | School remains Good | Top 42% (28/67) in Warrington | 2.398 miles (2026) |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton | School remains Good | Top 32% (31/99) in Wigan | — |
| Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | Good | Top 44% (29/67) in Warrington | 0.568 miles (2026) |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | Good | Top 45% (30/67) in Warrington | — |
| Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School | Good | Top 37% (36/99) in Wigan | 1.17 miles (2026) |
| St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy | School remains Good | Top 47% (31/67) in Warrington | — |
| Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy | Good | Top 47% (31/67) in Warrington | — |
| Stockton Heath Primary School | School remains Good | Top 50% (33/67) in Warrington | 1.381 miles (2026) |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | Good | (34/67) in Warrington | — |
| Bradshaw Primary School | — | (35/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | Good | (35/67) in Warrington | — |
| Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary School | Good | (37/67) in Warrington | 0.948 miles (2026) |
| Dallam Community Primary School | Good | (38/67) in Warrington | 0.365 miles (2026) |
| Twiss Green Community Primary School | Good | (38/67) in Warrington | 2.039 miles (2026) |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan | Standards maintained | Top 46% (45/99) in Wigan | 0.204 miles (2026) |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Good | (40/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School | Good | Top 48% (47/99) in Wigan | 0.602 miles (2026) |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | (41/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | School remains Good | (42/67) in Warrington | — |
| Callands Primary Academy | Good | (43/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Good | (44/67) in Warrington | — |
| Thelwall Community Junior School | Standards maintained | (45/67) in Warrington | — |
| Bewsey Lodge Academy | Good | (46/67) in Warrington | — |
| Lowton West Primary School | School remains Good | (55/99) in Wigan | 1.921 miles (2026) |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School | Good | (47/67) in Warrington | 1.997 miles (2026) |
| Winwick CofE Primary School | School remains Good | (48/67) in Warrington | — |
| Woolston Community Primary School | School remains Good | (49/67) in Warrington | 1.134 miles (2026) |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | Good | (50/67) in Warrington | — |
| Broomfields Junior School | Good | (51/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School | Ofsted report card | (52/67) in Warrington | — |
| Birchwood CofE Primary School | Good | (53/67) in Warrington | — |
| Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School | Good | (54/67) in Warrington | 1.231 miles (2026) |
| Lowton Junior and Infant School | Good | (71/99) in Wigan | — |
| Locking Stumps Community Primary School | School remains Good | (56/67) in Warrington | 0.264 miles (2026) |
| Brook Acre Community Primary School | School remains Good | (57/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Ofsted report card | (58/67) in Warrington | — |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Good | (59/67) in Warrington | — |
| Latchford St James CofE Primary School | Good | (60/67) in Warrington | 0.46 miles (2026) |
| Penketh South Community Primary School | School remains Good | (60/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | Good | (62/67) in Warrington | — |
| Newchurch Community Primary School | Good | (63/67) in Warrington | — |
| Westbrook Old Hall Primary School | Ofsted report card | (64/67) in Warrington | 1.025 miles (2026) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Outstanding | (65/67) in Warrington | — |
| St Lewis Catholic Primary School | School remains Good | (66/67) in Warrington | — |
| Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School | School remains Good | (67/67) in Warrington | — |
| The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School | Ofsted report card | — | — |
| Thelwall Infant School | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (14)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's Leadership Academy Warrington | Standards maintained | Top 17% (2/12) in Warrington | 1.171 miles (2026) |
| Bridgewater High School | Good | Top 25% (3/12) in Warrington | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic High School | Good | Top 34% (4/12) in Warrington | 0.547 miles (2026) |
| Great Sankey High School | School remains Good | Top 42% (5/12) in Warrington | — |
| Lowton Church of England High School | Good | Top 32% (6/19) in Wigan | — |
| Penketh High School | Good | Top 50% (6/12) in Warrington | — |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Ofsted report card | (7/12) in Warrington | 0.704 miles (2026) |
| Beamont Collegiate Academy | School remains Good | (8/12) in Warrington | 1.198 miles (2026) |
| Birchwood Community High School | Good | (9/12) in Warrington | — |
| Golborne High School | Outstanding | (12/19) in Wigan | 1.359 miles (2025) |
| Culcheth High School | School remains Good | (10/12) in Warrington | — |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | Good | (11/12) in Warrington | — |
| Padgate Academy | Good | (12/12) in Warrington | — |
| Aldridge UTC Warrington | Requires improvement | — | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (2)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priestley College | Good | (3/3) in Warrington | — |
| Warrington and Vale Royal College | Good | — | — |
Private schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Meadow Independent Primary School | — | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£255,000
Terraced£187,000
Flat or maisonette£125,000
The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (441 detached, 814 semi-detached, 485 terraced, 202 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Warrington. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Warrington →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)2railway stations within 2 km: Warrington Central Rail Station (0.1 miles); Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station (0.4 miles)
67bus stops within 1 km of the town centre
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 92% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 96%, on average across the 3,825 postcodes in WA4, WA3, WA5. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published prices72registered nurseries and pre-schools
£42 to £100a day, where 13 publish a day rate (the middle £74)
What Ofsted found: 11 outstanding; 1 strong or better in every area; 51 good, or expected standard; 2 requires improvement; 7 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.17 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 2 in Cheshire West and Chester · 64 in Warrington · 6 in Wigan.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Warrington
The next dates for families applyingSecondary applications close31 Oct 2026
Primary applications close15 Jan 2027
Secondary offer day1 Mar 2027
Application deadlines and offer days: Warrington · Wigan · Halton · Cheshire West and Chester.
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