Academy converter Secondary Open

Great Sankey High School

Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3AA

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 29 March 2023). Last inspected 29 March 2023.

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2,087
Pupils
10.2%
Free school meals
1 January 2013
Opened

About this school

Great Sankey High School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Warrington, Cheshire. The school has 2,087 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 29 March 2023). Last inspected 29 March 2023. The Headteacher is Gary Evans. The school is administered by Warrington local authority. It belongs to OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 1 January 2013.

School details

Headteacher
Gary Evans
Trust
OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Warrington
Gender
Mixed
URN
139152

Admissions

Applications for places at Great Sankey High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Warrington). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

50.5
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.32
Progress 8 · 2023-24
49%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
74%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.52
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
45%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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