Schools by area › Warrington › Great Sankey High School
Great Sankey High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington WA5 3AA · greatsankey.org · 01925 724118
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Warrington 48.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,051
- 94% of 2,175 places
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
- First language not English
- 18%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 278 families put the school first and 325 places were offered; 100% 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 | 325 | 278 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 337 | 310 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 375 | 352 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 375 | 405 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 375 | 406 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.5, and 48.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warrington it was 48.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.2 | −1.2 |
| Sixth form college | 23.8 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 38.5 | +1.9 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 students | B- (35.4) | Above average +0.16 | |
| 100 students | B- (35.8) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 46 students | Dist- (30.7) | Above average +0.38 | |
| 15 students | Merit- (23.3) | Well below average -0.73 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 | C+ (33.3) | +0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 120 | C (31.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 114 | B- (35.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 133 | C (30) | -0.35 |
| 2017/18 | 155 | C- (27.5) | -0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 146 | C (29.2) | -0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 170 | C- (27.7) | -0.23 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.5 | +6.9 |
| Further and other education | 7.9 | +7.2 |
| Further education | 2 | — |
| Other education | 5.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | −4.6 |
| Employment | 21.8 | −16 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.9 | +5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Great Sankey High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111434), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111434)
What parents said
46% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (377 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 46%
- Replies
- 377
- 18% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 87 parents (23%) with SEND