Great Sankey High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Barrow Hall Lane
Great Sankey
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 3AA
Phone 01925724118
Reference Number 139152

General Makeup

Number of pupils 2084
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.87%
Girls: 48.13%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 194 183 377
8 191 180 371
9 200 173 373
10 192 182 374
11 182 192 374
12 65 51 116
13 57 42 99

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77%
Chinese 9%
Pakistani 2.2%
White, Other 2.1%
White & Asian 2%
Asian, Other 1.7%
Indian 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
African 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-22
Date Description Report
2023-03-28 School inspection School inspection
2017-09-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-04 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Great Sankey High School
2010-05-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-02-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-10-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-01-30 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-05-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-02-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-10-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-01-30 Full inspection Full inspection

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)
49.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 46.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 62.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 31.54 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 33.23 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 11.9% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 228 25
Third Preference 125 3
From another Local Authority 23 9

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Barrow Hall Community Primary School
Sophia Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3TX
0.39 miles
Park Road Community Primary School
Wroxham Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3EF
0.42 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Walton Avenue, Penketh, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2AU
0.73 miles
Chapelford Village Primary School
Santa Rosa Boulevard, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3AL
0.98 miles
Penketh Primary School
Coniston Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2QY
1 miles
Great Sankey Primary School
Great Sankey Primary School, Liverpool Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1SB
1.04 miles
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School
Westbrook Centre, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 8UE
1.27 miles
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School
Dorchester Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1XE
1.4 miles
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2PN
1.41 miles
Penketh South Community Primary School
Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2PN
1.41 miles
Westbrook Old Hall Primary School
Old Hall Road, Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 9QA
1.57 miles
Callands Community Primary School
Callands Road, Callands, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 9RJ
2 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Selby Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1NS
2.05 miles
Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery
Evelyn Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1BD
2.07 miles
Bewsey Lodge Primary School
Lodge Lane, Bewsey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 0AG
2.09 miles
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Milnthorpe Road, Chapel Lane, St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 4PN
2.1 miles
Warrington Hospital Unit Co Wards B10-11
Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG
2.11 miles
Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Collin Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1TG
2.23 miles
Dallam Community Primary School
Boulting Avenue, Dallam, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 0JG
2.29 miles
Moorfield Primary School
School Way, Moorfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 3HJ
2.37 miles
Name Distance
Penketh High School
Heath Road, Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2BY
0.99 miles
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1HG
1.77 miles
UTC Warrington
Dallam Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 7NG
2.75 miles
Ash Meadow School
Jubits Lane, St Helens, WA9 4RT
2.84 miles
Warrington and Vale Royal College
Winwick Road, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8QA
2.86 miles
The Raise Academy
Naylor Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 0BS
2.94 miles
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Long Lane, Orford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8PX
3.07 miles
Wargrave House School
449 Wargrave Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 8RS
3.32 miles
Willow Bank School
Winwick Road, St Helens, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 8DE
3.41 miles
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Berrys Lane, Sutton, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 3HE
3.42 miles
The Sutton Academy
Elton Head Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU
3.44 miles
Priestley College
Loushers Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6RD
3.46 miles
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7TD
3.51 miles
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7DW
3.77 miles
Lansbury Bridge School
Lansbury Avenue, Parr, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1TB
3.82 miles
Mill Green School
Lansbury Avenue, Parr, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1BU
3.88 miles
Rainhill High School
Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 6NY
3.9 miles
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy, Wharford Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1QU
3.92 miles
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7QQ
3.94 miles
Tower College
Mill Lane, Prescot, L35 6NE
4.08 miles
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