Every Warrington high school rated for this year’s GCSE performance

A total of 13 schools had data revealed which included the attainment scores achieved from this year, the percentage of student that achieved a grade 5 or above in key subjects and the average grades of pupils who achieved the English Baccalaureate (EBacc). 

Progress 8 scores are also included and are rated from Well Above Average all the way down to Well Below Average. 

These scores show how much progress pupils at each school made between the end of key stage 2 (the end of primary school) and the end of key stage 4 (the end of secondary school), compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2.  

This is based on results in up to eight qualifications, which include English, maths, sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and three other additional qualification.  

A score above zero means pupils made more progress, on average, than pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. 

A score below zero means pupils made less progress, on average, than pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. 

A negative progress score does not mean pupils made no progress, or the school has failed, rather it means pupils in the school made less progress than other pupils across England with similar results at the end of key stage 2. 

Here is an insight into the data for each of the listed schools: 

Lymm High School 

Lymm had 305 pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. The number of pupils included in Progress 8, who gained Key Stage 2 qualifications, were 293. 

The progress 8 score for the school this year was deemed ‘well above average’ at 0.6, with over half a grade higher in each qualification on average, compared to similar pupils across the country. 

36 per cent of pupils entered the EBacc, which students qualify for if they study English, maths, sciences, a language and either history or geography. 95 per cent of pupils have continued to stay in education. 

Meanwhile 63 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in the key subjects, English, maths and science and the school’s attainment 8 score is 57.9 with an EBacc average point score of 5.13. 

Bridgewater High School 

Bridgewater had 315 pupils at the end of KS4. The number of pupils included in Progress 8 were 306. 

The progress 8 score for the school was ‘above average’ at 0.4 meaning pupils achieved up to half a grade higher in each qualification on average. 

20 per cent of pupils entered the EBacc and 98 per cent of pupils stayed in education or entered employment post KS4. 

The percentage of pupils that achieved a grade 5 or above in key subjects was 62 per cent and the attainment 8 score for the school was 56.5. 

While the EBacc average point score came to 4.76. 

King's Leadership Academy Warrington 

This academy in Woolston had 127 pupils at the end of KS4. The same number of pupils were included in the progress 8 measure. 

The progress 8 score achieved by the school was ‘above average’ at 0.32 meaning pupils achieved up to half a grade higher in each qualification on average. 

96 per cent of pupils entered EBacc and 94 per cent of pupils were recorded as continuing education or entering employment. 

67 perc cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in the key subjects and the school scored 57.1 for attainment 8. 

The average point score of EBacc came to 5.31. 

Beamont Collegiate Academy 

Beamont in Orford had 174 pupils at the end of KS4 and 171 were included in the progress 8 measure. 

The school’s progress 8 score was ‘average’ at 0.21, meaning pupils achieved similar grades in each qualification on average, compared to similar pupils across the country. 

51 per cent of pupils entered the EBacc, studying a combination of English, maths, sciences, a language and either history or geography. 

88 per cent of pupils stayed in education or entered employment and 39 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above in key subjects. 

The school’s attainment 8 score is 46 and its average EBacc point score is 4.07. 

St Gregory's Catholic High School 

St Gregory’s is a maintained school with 233 pupils reaching the end of KS4 and 213 qualifying for progress 8. 

The schools progress 8 score is ‘average’ at 0.19, meaning pupils achieved similar grades in each qualification on average. 

33 per cent of pupils entered EBacc and 93 per cent of pupils stayed in education or entered employment. 

Meanwhile 52 per cent of pupils achieved grade 5 of above in key subjects.  

The school’s attainment 8 score was 51.1 and the average EBacc point score was 4.46. 

Padgate Academy 

The academy had 83 pupils at the end of KS4 and 78 of those qualified for progress 8. 

Padgate’s progress 8 score is ‘average’ at -0.23, meaning pupils achieved similar grades in each qualification on average. 

28 per cent of pupils entered EBacc and 91 per cent of pupils were recorded as having stayed in education or entered employment. 

The percentage of pupils that achieved a grade 5 or above in key subjects was 30 per cent. 

Attainment 8 score for the school was 37.7 and the EBacc average point score is 3.15. 

Culcheth High School 

This is a maintained school and had 224 pupils reached KS4. 219 of them pupils were included in the progress 8 measure. 

Sadly Culcheth’s progress 8 score came in at ‘below average’ at -0.21, meaning pupils achieved up to half a grade lower in each qualification on average. 

Meanwhile 35 per cent of pupils entered EBacc. 

94 per cent of pupils stayed in education after KS4 or went into employment and 48 per cent of students achieved grade 5 or above in key subjects. 

The schools attainment 8 score came out at 49 and the average point score for EBacc was 4.31. 

Great Sankey High School 

368 pupils were at the end of key stage 4 in this academy. 348 of those were included in the progress 8 measures.  

Following from Culcheth, Great Sankey’s progress 8 score also was labelled ‘below average’ at -0.27. 

50 per cent of pupils entered EBacc and 97 per cent of pupils stayed in education or went into employment after. 

49 per cent of the class achieved grade 5 or above and the school scored 49.4 for attainment 8. 

Its EBacc average point score came to 4.34. 

Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School 

This academy had 129 pupils at the end of KS4 and 121 of them were included in the progress 8 measures. 

The schools progress 8 score was deemed ‘below average’ at -0.29. 44 per cent of pupils entered EBacc and 87 per cent continued in education or went on to employment after their studies. 

28 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in key subjects, English, maths and science. 

The schools attainment 8 score was 39.6 and its average point score for EBacc was 3.37. 

Birchwood Community High School 

Birchwood had 138 pupils at the end of KS4 and 121 of those were included in the progress 8 measures. 

The school was labelled ‘below average’ for its progress 8 score of -0.38. Only 10 per cent of pupils entered EBacc. 

96 per cent of those pupils continued in education or went into employment. 

Meanwhile 38 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above in their key subjects.  

The schools overall attainment 8 score is 43.7 and the average EBacc point score is 3.52. 

Penketh High School 

This academy had 150 pupils at the end of KS4 and 133 were included in progress 8 measures. 

The progress 8 score for the school was ‘below average’ at -0.42, meaning pupils achieved up to half a grade lower in each qualification on average. 

A high 74 per cent of pupils entered EBacc and an equally high 95 per cent went on to further education or employment. 

41 per cent achieved grade 5 or above and the schools attainment 8 score came out at 45.1. 

Its average point score for EBacc is 4.08. 

Cardinal Newman Catholic High School 

The number of pupils at the end of KS4 was 162 and 156 of those qualified for progress 8 measures. 

Cardinal Newman’s progress 8 score was ‘below average’ at -0.48. Meanwhile 38 per cent pf pupils entered EBacc. 

93 per cent of pupils continued into further education or went into employment.  

28 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above in core subjects and the schools attainment 8 score for the year came to 40.2. Its average point score for EBacc is 3.41. 

UTC Warrington 

85 pupils were at the end of KS4 this year and 82 of those were included in the progress 8 measures. 

UTC start educating pupils partway through the five-year period covered by Progress 8, which should be taken into account when comparing their results with schools that start at Key Stage 3.

Progress 8 is not the most appropriate performance measure for university technical colleges, studio schools and some further education colleges. 

Taking this into account, UTC’s progress 8 score was -1.69. 

Zero per cent of pupils entered EBacc but 89 per cent of pupils continued into further education or started employment. 

15 per cent of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in key subjects and the academy’s attainment 8 score is 27.4. Its EBacc average point score is 2.2. 

It has been highlighted that due to the effects of Covid on education across the country, qualification results cannot be compared from 2021/22 to 2022/23.  

This is because a different grading approach was used in 2021/22, to take account of the impact of the pandemic. 

In 2022/23 there was a return to pre-pandemic standards for GCSEs, AS and A levels, with protection built into the grading process to recognise the disruption that students have faced. 

For VTQs that are taken alongside, or instead, of GCSEs and A levels, there was also a return to pre-pandemic standards in 2022/23. For many students, results from 2021/22 adapted assessments were used towards qualifications in 2022/23.