Golborne High School

Golborne High School is performing exceptionally well, having been rated outstanding in all areas during its first routine inspection since the pandemic. The school has maintained its high standards and provides a strong educational environment, where pupils are engaged and motivated. Leaders and staff set high expectations, which pupils strive to meet, contributing to their impressive personal and academic achievements. Additionally, the school fosters a caring and supportive atmosphere, enhancing the well-being of its students.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve exceptionally well, including those who are disadvantaged.
• Teachers demonstrate expertise in their subject areas and design high-quality learning experiences.
• There is strong support for pupils' mental health and well-being.
• Leaders effectively identify and support the needs of pupils with SEND.
• The school offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities that engage students.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Golborne High School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.5% of pupils at Golborne High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Golborne High School had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.0% of pupils at Golborne High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Golborne High School received £8,148 and spent £7,921 for each of its 1,145 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,671,000 (£2,333 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Golborne High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Golborne High School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Golborne High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Golborne High School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Golborne High School have?

Golborne High School has 1,144 pupils on roll.

What age range does Golborne High School cover?

Golborne High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Golborne High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.1, and 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Golborne High School?

Golborne High School is at Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3EL.