Priestley College
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · Mixed · Warrington
Loushers Lane, Warrington, WA4 6RD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
0
Capacity used
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2,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy 16-19 converter
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Age range
- 16–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Willerton
- Address
- Loushers Lane, Warrington, WA4 6RD
- Phone
- 01925633591
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Ward / constituency
- Latchford West · Warrington South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144782
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 0% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
0 pupils · 2,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsA-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.18 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
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 | 30.17 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 747 | — |
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.
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 91 | 3% | 22% | 53% | |
| History | 86 | 7% | 23% | 47% | |
| Psychology | 82 | 6% | 16% | 39% | |
| Mathematics | 70 | 16% | 29% | 57% | |
| Business Studies | 68 | 1% | 10% | 40% | |
| Geography | 53 | 2% | 9% | 49% | |
| Law | 43 | 12% | 19% | 49% | |
| Biology | 40 | 3% | 8% | 30% | |
| English Literature | 40 | 5% | 18% | 38% | |
| Physics | 38 | 8% | 32% | 47% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 37 | 0% | 16% | 51% | |
| English Language | 34 | 6% | 18% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11709: Priestley College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 43% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 48% | — | — |
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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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.
