Schools in Warrington

74 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Warrington

Primary

Offered their first choice 92.0%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 90.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,024
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 92.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 90.9%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,365 places for 2,024 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 88.8%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 91.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,620
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 88.8% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.9 points lower than in 2016, when it was 91.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,880 places for 2,620 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Warrington lodged 110 appeals about a school place.

89 of them were heard by a panel and 22 succeeded, which is about 25 in every 100 heard.

The other 21 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Beamont Collegiate Academy Warrington	1.16	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Birchwood Community High School Warrington	0.93	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bridgewater High School Warrington	0.82	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Warrington	0.73	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Culcheth High School Warrington	0.96	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Great Sankey High School Warrington	0.86	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
King's Leadership Academy Warrington Warrington	1.37	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lymm High School Lymm	1.17	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Padgate Academy Warrington	0.76	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Penketh High School Warrington	0.83	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School Warrington	1.14	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Gregory's Catholic High School Warrington	1.31	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

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