Padgate Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Warrington · WA2 0LN · Warrington
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 138562
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Free schools · Warrington · WA1 4PF
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
804
Local authority
Warrington
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Warrington, Warrington, 804 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.1%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138562
Location
- Address
- Hillock Lane, Woolston
- Postcode
- WA1 4PF
- Town
- Warrington
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Warrington
- District
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 804
- Boys / girls
- 424 / 380
- School capacity
- 840
- Capacity fill
- 804 / 840 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 13.1%
- FSM pupils
- 105
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
- Sponsor
- Great Schools Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Umar Hussain
- Telephone
- 01925817939