Great Sankey High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Warrington · WA5 3AA · Warrington
Ages 11–18
- Att849.2
- P8-0.3
- EM5+46%
- Absence8.8%
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 145157
Penketh High School
Academy converter · Warrington · WA5 2BY
Ages 11–16 · 1,058 pupils · Warrington
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
45.5
Overall absence
8.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2020-02-25
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.22
−20+2
Attainment 845.5
English & maths grade 5+44%
English & maths grade 4+63%
EBacc entry70%
EBacc APS: 4.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.4%
Unauthorised2.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 985
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill88%
1,058 pupils · 1,200 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,058
- Boys / girls
- 547 / 511
- School capacity
- 1,200
- Capacity fill
- 1,058 / 1,200 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
- FSM pupils
- 292
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Challenge Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr John Carlin
Location
- Address
- Heath Road, Penketh
- Postcode
- WA5 2BY
- Town
- Warrington
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Warrington
- District
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 20 on roll / 20 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Warrington, Warrington, 1,058 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 27.6%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Warrington · WA5 1HG · Warrington
Ages 11–16
- Att851.8
- P80.3
- EM5+57%
- Absence6.3%
1.1 miles away
Aldridge Utc Warrington
Ofsted: Not judgedUniversity technical college · Secondary
Warrington · WA2 7NG · Warrington
Ages 14–19
- Att824.2
- P8-1.8
- EM5+14%
- Absence21.6%
2.2 miles away
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Warrington · WA2 8PX · Warrington
Ages 11–16
- Att845.7
- P80.2
- EM5+38%
- Absence8.3%
2.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr John Carlin
- Telephone
- 01925722298