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St Gregory's Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington WA5 1HG · stgregoryshigh.com · 01925 574888
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51
- average Attainment 8 score. Warrington 48.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,214
- 14 over 1,200 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- First language not English
- 23.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 314 families put the school first and 240 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 240 | 314 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 238 | 277 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 240 | 279 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 239 | 333 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 240 | 275 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51, and 52.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warrington it was 48.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51 | 46 | ||
| ▲52.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.59 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3 | +0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 43 | −10.7 |
| Further education | 46 | +17.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −2 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | −4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | — |
Ofsted
St Gregory's Catholic High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 November 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jul 2024 found: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (179 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 179
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (22%) with SEND