Most sought-after schools in Warrington

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School Warrington, primary	1.68	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Locking Stumps Community Primary School Warrington, primary	1.50	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	Oughtrington Primary School Lymm, primary	1.50	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	King's Leadership Academy Warrington Warrington, secondary	1.37	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	St Gregory's Catholic High School Warrington, secondary	1.31	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery Warrington, primary	1.23	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Alderman Bolton Primary School Warrington, primary	1.17	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Lymm High School Lymm, secondary	1.17	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	St Thomas' CofE Primary School Warrington, primary	1.17	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Beamont Collegiate Academy Warrington, secondary	1.16	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	Glazebury Church of England Primary School Warrington, primary	1.14	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School Warrington, secondary	1.14	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
13	Woolston Community Primary School Warrington, primary	1.13	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary School Warrington, primary	1.11	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Barrow Hall Community Primary School Warrington, primary	1.10	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Penketh Primary School Warrington, primary	1.10	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Warrington, primary	1.08	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Appleton Thorn Primary School Warrington, primary	1.07	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	Beamont Primary School Warrington, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Croft Primary School Warrington, primary	1.07	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Twiss Green Community Primary School Warrington, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Chapelford Village Primary School Warrington, primary	1.02	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
23	Brook Acre Community Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	Dallam Community Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Latchford St James CofE Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	St Alban's Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	St Helen's Church of England Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
32	Westbrook Old Hall Primary School Warrington, primary	1.00	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
33	Bewsey Lodge Academy Warrington, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Cherry Tree School Warrington, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School Warrington, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Ravenbank Primary School Lymm, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Burtonwood Community Primary School Warrington, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Culcheth High School Warrington, secondary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School Warrington, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Newchurch Community Primary School Warrington, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	Penketh South Community Primary School Warrington, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Birchwood Community High School Warrington, secondary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Park Road Community Primary School WARRINGTON, primary	0.93	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
45	Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School Warrington, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate Warrington, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School Warrington, primary	0.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Thelwall Infant School Warrington, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Culcheth Community Primary School Warrington, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
50	Great Sankey Primary School Warrington, primary	0.89	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
51	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	0.89	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Woolston CofE Aided Primary School Warrington, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Callands Primary Academy Warrington, primary	0.88	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	Stockton Heath Primary School Warrington, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
56	Birchwood CofE Primary School Warrington, primary	0.86	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
57	Great Sankey High School Warrington, secondary	0.86	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
58	St Peter's Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	0.84	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Penketh High School Warrington, secondary	0.83	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
60	Bridgewater High School Warrington, secondary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	Winwick CofE Primary School Warrington, primary	0.82	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
62	Gorse Covert Primary School Warrington, primary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Warrington, primary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Bruche Academy Warrington, primary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65	Padgate Academy Warrington, secondary	0.76	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	St Bridget's Catholic Primary School WARRINGTON, primary	0.75	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
67	St Monica's Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	0.75	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
68	Bradshaw Primary School Warrington, primary	0.73	2026	none held
69	Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Warrington, secondary	0.73	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
70	The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School Warrington, primary	0.70	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
71	Statham Primary School Lymm, primary	0.68	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
72	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Warrington, primary	0.60	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 72 schools in Warrington have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Warrington · How we compare schools.