Golborne High School

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Lowton Road
Golborne
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 3EL
Phone 01942726842
Reference Number 106525

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1147
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.48%
Girls: 47.52%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 131 97 228
8 114 112 226
9 122 121 243
10 125 101 226
11 110 114 224

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.7%
Chinese 5.9%
White, Other 2%
African 1.6%
Asian, Other 1.5%
White & Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
Last Report Date 2023-03-09
Date Report
2023-01-11 School inspection:OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 09 March 2023
2019-12-04 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 08 January 2020
2016-02-02 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 26 February 2016
2013-05-22 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 June 2013
2009-09-16 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 15 October 2009
2006-11-28 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 20 December 2006
2001-04-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 July 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 66.5% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 97 0
Third Preference 79 0
From another Local Authority 19 0

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