Lymm High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warrington
Oughtrington Lane, Lymm, WA13 0RB
86
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/03/2024
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
14.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,937
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,909 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
281 of 315 families who put it first got an offer
295
Places offered
604
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 315 | 281 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 162 | 10 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 94 | 4 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 604 | 295 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Warrington lets families list 3 preferences. 138 applications came from outside the council area (30 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gwyn Williams
- Address
- Oughtrington Lane, Lymm, WA13 0RB
- Phone
- 01925755458
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Ward / constituency
- Lymm South · Tatton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138732
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LYMM HIGH SCHOOL
1,937 pupils · 1,909 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
07 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,540 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 60.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.71 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.30 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.66 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 87.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 302 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.56 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 173 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 301 | 45% | 75% | 91% | |
| English Language | 301 | 39% | 76% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 298 | 42% | 79% | 90% | |
| Geography | 194 | 39% | 74% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 193 | 22% | 65% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 129 | 25% | 85% | 97% | |
| Business | 118 | 34% | 75% | 81% | |
| Biology | 106 | 58% | 95% | 99% | |
| Physics | 106 | 67% | 94% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 106 | 68% | 94% | 99% | |
| Physical Education | 104 | 38% | 63% | 77% | |
| History | 102 | 51% | 79% | 90% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 60 | 20% | 47% | 70% | |
| Geography | 52 | 4% | 10% | 37% | |
| Business Studies | 38 | 5% | 18% | 47% | |
| English Language | 36 | 3% | 8% | 42% | |
| Psychology | 33 | 3% | 21% | 42% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 9% | 44% | 59% | |
| Biology | 30 | 23% | 40% | 63% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 26 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Economics | 25 | 8% | 20% | 64% | |
| Sociology | 21 | 0% | 19% | 43% | |
| Physics | 17 | 0% | 53% | 65% | |
| Fine Art | 14 | 36% | 36% | 79% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10257: Lymm High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 70% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Warrington council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.