Best secondary schools in Warrington

King's Leadership Academy Warrington is the top-ranked secondary school in Warrington (LocaleIQ score 88.7 out of 100). Ofsted: Outstanding. Attainment 8 56.0. The score combines Ofsted outcome, Progress 8 and Attainment 8, and cohort-weighted percentile ranks within the Warrington secondary pool.

Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School tops the Warrington primary school ranking (LocaleIQ 99). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 87% · higher 19%. See the full primary school ranking for Warrington for the complete list.

Attainment 8 measures average GCSE grades across eight subjects; Progress 8 compares actual grades against predictions based on KS2 — a positive figure means pupils outperformed expectations. Top performers in Warrington: King's Leadership Academy Warrington (Attainment 8 56.0); Lymm High School (Attainment 8 59.7); Great Sankey High School (Attainment 8 50.5). Both metrics feed into the LocaleIQ secondary school score.

1 secondary school in the Warrington ranking hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating: King's Leadership Academy Warrington. Outstanding means Ofsted judged the school exceptional in all inspection areas. LocaleIQ weighs DfE performance data alongside Ofsted, so a Good-rated school can still rank highly.

This ranking covers 13 secondary schools in the Warrington comparison pool. Schools without sufficient published data are excluded but may appear in the LocaleIQ directory.

By average LocaleIQ score across postcode areas, WA3 has the strongest cluster — 56.5 average across 2 ranked secondary schools. WA2 sits at the lower end (20.8 average). Warrington averages miss micro-variation; lock every school pick to a sector. Postcode averages mask individual variation — always review each school's full profile.