Schools in Warrington
Warrington at a glance
- Schools
- 84 69 state primary, 13 state secondary, 2 sixth-form or college and 0 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
- Good or Outstanding
- 99% 71 of the 72 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 8 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
- Oversubscribed in 2026
- 23 Of 74 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
- Offer distances held
- 41% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 34 of 82 state schools that take an intake. Warrington's published offer-day figures.
The best schools in Warrington
Primary
| Place in Warrington | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery | Warrington | Top 1% |
| 2 | Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | Warrington | Top 1% |
| 3 | Bruche Academy | Warrington | Top 5% |
| 4 | Chapelford Village Primary School | Warrington | Top 5% |
| 5 | Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School | Warrington | Top 5% |
| 6 | St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School | Warrington | Top 5% |
| 7 | Great Sankey Primary School | Warrington | Top 10% |
| 8 | Woolston CofE Aided Primary School | Warrington | Top 10% |
| 9 | St Monica's Catholic Primary School | Warrington | Top 10% |
| 10 | St Helen's Church of England Primary School | Warrington | Top 10% |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Warrington primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Secondary (GCSE)
| Place in Warrington | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lymm High School | Lymm | Top 10% |
| 2 | King's Leadership Academy Warrington | Warrington | Top 25% |
| 3 | St Gregory's Catholic High School | Warrington | Top 25% |
| 4 | Bridgewater High School | Warrington | Top 25% |
| 5 | Beamont Collegiate Academy | Warrington | Top half |
| 6 | Culcheth High School | Warrington | Top half |
| 7 | Great Sankey High School | Warrington | Lower half |
| 8 | Penketh High School | Warrington | Lower half |
| 9 | Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Warrington | Lower half |
| 10 | Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | Warrington | Lower half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Warrington secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Towns
- Lymm 4 schools · best schools
- Warrington 80 schools · best schools
Getting in
Starting Reception in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Reception applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | Warrington council |
| 15 January 2027 | Primary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Warrington council |
| 16 April 2027 | Primary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Warrington council |
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Year 7 applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | Warrington council |
| 31 October 2026 | Secondary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Warrington council |
| 1 March 2027 | Secondary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Warrington council |
Every Warrington admission date · After offer day in Warrington: replies, waiting lists and appeals
We hold no catchment maps for Warrington. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.
Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 34 of 82 state schools (41%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.
Private schools, fees and childcare
Private school fees in Warrington: we hold checked fees for 0 of 0 private schools.
Childcare costs, town by town: 75 nurseries and pre-schools in Warrington, with fees held for 10. Nurseries in Warrington by Ofsted rating.
Every school in Warrington, A to Z by town
Lymm
Warrington
- Alderman Bolton Primary School
- Aldridge UTC Warrington
- Appleton Thorn Primary School
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School
- Beamont Collegiate Academy
- Beamont Primary School
- Bewsey Lodge Academy
- Birchwood CofE Primary School
- Birchwood Community High School
- Bradshaw Primary School
- Bridgewater High School
- Brook Acre Community Primary School
- Broomfields Junior School
- Bruche Academy
- Burtonwood Community Primary School
- Callands Primary Academy
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
- Chapelford Village Primary School
- Cherry Tree School
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate
- Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary School
- Croft Primary School
- Culcheth Community Primary School
- Culcheth High School
- Dallam Community Primary School
- Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery
- Glazebury Church of England Primary School
- Gorse Covert Primary School
- Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
- Great Sankey High School
- Great Sankey Primary School
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington
- Latchford St James CofE Primary School
- Locking Stumps Community Primary School
- Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School
- Newchurch Community Primary School
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Padgate Academy
- Park Road Community Primary School
- Penketh High School
- Penketh Primary School
- Penketh South Community Primary School
- Priestley College
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
- Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
- St Bridget's Catholic Primary School
- St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy
- St Gregory's Catholic High School
- St Helen's Church of England Primary School
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Lewis Catholic Primary School
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
- St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School
- St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
- Stockton Heath Primary School
- Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School
- Thelwall Community Junior School
- Thelwall Infant School
- Twiss Green Community Primary School
- Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy
- Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School
- Warrington and Vale Royal College
- Westbrook Old Hall Primary School
- Winwick CofE Primary School
- Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
- Woolston Community Primary School
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