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Padgate Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Insall Road, Warrington WA2 0LN · padgateacademy.co.uk · 01925 822632
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Warrington 48.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 661
- 88% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 121 families put the school first and 160 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 | 160 | 121 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 105 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 140 | 85 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 139 | 67 | 0.5 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 118 | 58 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.4, and 29.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.50 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139072)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Sixth form college | 21.3 | +5.4 |
| Further education | 57.5 | +3.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | −2.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied general | 8 | — | +0.61 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139072)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 29 |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 14 |
| Employment | 29 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 29 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139072)
Ofsted
Padgate Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139072), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139072)
Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139072)
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 38
- 7% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 63% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (32%) with SEND