Performance data released by the Department for Education shows how all schools across England performed in the academic year 2023 to 2024.
Figures in a league table show how well schools performed in the GCSE exams this summer and also reflect progress made from key stage four pupils in high school in year 10 and 11.
The table ranks high schools across Warrington based on their progress eight scores – how much progress pupils at each school made between the end of key stage two and the end of key stage four, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage two for eight subjects – which range from ‘well above average’ to ‘well below average’.
Rankings are also based on the percentage of pupils at each school that achieved a grade five or above in key subjects of maths and English at GCSE level in 2024.
We have listed the schools ranked top ten in the list.
1. Lymm High School
Named the best performing high school in Warrington, Lymm High School was ranked first in the league table with 71.8 per cent of its pupils achieving a grade five or higher in key subjects.
It also received a ‘well above average’ 0.71 rating based on progress eight scores.
2. King’s Leadership Academy Woolston
Ranked second was King’s Leadership Academy, with 62.9 per cent of pupils achieving a grade five pass mark or higher in English and maths.
This setting was also rated ‘well above average’ in terms of its progress eight scores and was given a rating of 0.5.
3. St Gregory’s Catholic High School
St Gregory’s came in third place and had 57 per cent of its pupils achieve a grade five or above in their English and maths GCSE’s this summer just gone.
It was also rated as ‘above average’ for its progress eight score of 0.32.
4. Bridgewater High School
Bridgewater was rated as ‘above average’ with a progress eight score of 0.21 and had 60.8 per cent of its pupils achieve a grade five or above for key subjects in GCSEs.
5. Beamont Collegiate Academy
Beamont came out as ‘average’ with a progress eight score of 0.16. The school had 37.6 per cent of its key stage four pupils pass key subjects at GCSE with a grade five or above.
6. Culcheth High School
Similarly to Beamont, Culcheth High School was rated as having an ‘average’ progress eight score of -0.14. However a higher percentage of its pupils achieved grade five or above in key subjects than Beamont, with 51.1 per cent doing so.
7. Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Cardinal Newman was ranked seventh on the league table for performance, with a progress eight score of 0.19 and rated as ‘average’.
42.2 per cent of its key stage four pupils managed to achieve a grade five or higher in English and maths.
8. Penketh High School
Ranked eighth in the list is Penketh High School with an progress eight rating of ‘average’ and score of -0.22.
Out of all of its key stage four pupils, 44.1 per cent achieved a grade five or above in English and maths at GCSE level.
9. Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Sir Thomas Boteler made it to the top ten list of high performing schools in Warrington, having been given a ranking of ‘average’ and a progress eight score of -0.24.
In total 29.7 per cent of its year 10 and 11 pupils achieved a pass grade or above in key subjects of English and maths in 2024.
10. Great Sankey High School
Last but certainly not least, ranked at number 10 was Great Sankey High with a progress eight rating of ‘below average’ and score of -0.31.
Just over 46 per cent of its pupils achieved a grade five or above in key subjects when taking their GCSEs in the summer.
To see the full league table and data, visit the government page here.
School performance data should be considered alongside a range of other information about the school, which could include looking at school websites, reading Ofsted reports, and speaking to the school directly. Conclusions should not be drawn on a single piece of data alone.