Great Sankey High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warrington
Barrow Hall Lane, Warrington, WA5 3AA
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
18.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,051
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
2,175 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
310 of 310 families who put it first got an offer
337
Places offered
635
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 310 | 310 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 199 | 21 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 126 | 4 | ● 3% |
| Total | 635 | 335 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Warrington lets families list 3 preferences. 20 applications came from outside the council area (6 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dan Whieldon
- Address
- Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AA
- Phone
- 01925724118
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Ward / constituency
- Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall · Warrington South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139152
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
2,051 pupils · 2,175 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,884 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
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 | 49.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.60 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.28 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 371 | — |
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 | 35.35 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 29% | 17% |
| A-level students | 100 | — |
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 | 369 | 22% | 54% | 79% | |
| English Language | 369 | 20% | 64% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 359 | 22% | 64% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 283 | 5% | 36% | 66% | |
| Geography | 194 | 15% | 49% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 193 | 26% | 59% | 70% | |
| History | 183 | 30% | 61% | 75% | |
| Business | 137 | 18% | 58% | 74% | |
| Spanish | 117 | 17% | 48% | 66% | |
| Social Studies | 103 | 25% | 64% | 79% | |
| Art and Design | 88 | 23% | 75% | 85% | |
| Biology | 83 | 57% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 44 | 7% | 43% | 52% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10% | 40% | 55% | |
| Physics | 19 | 16% | 42% | 63% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 24% | 47% | |
| Biology | 13 | 8% | 46% | 62% | |
| Economics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 10% | 20% | 50% | |
| Geography | 9 | 11% | 11% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 9 | 0% | 11% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 9 | 11% | 11% | 56% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 56% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 9 | 22% | 67% | 89% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15892: Great Sankey High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| 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) | 41% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 41% | — | — |
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.