Great Sankey High School, Warrington

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Great Sankey High School

Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington WA5 3AA

https://www.greatsankey.org/

Great Sankey High School is a non-selective academy. It has about 2,120 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In March 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Omega Multi-Academy Trust. (Alsop High School is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Finances, Destinations and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Sixth form and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.1		Penketh High School
1.8		St Gregory's Catholic High School
2.8		UTC Warrington
3.1		Beamont Collegiate Academy
3.4		St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
3.4		The Sutton Academy
3.5		Wade Deacon High School
3.7		Rainhill High School
3.7		Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
4.0		Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
4.2		Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
4.2		Padgate Academy

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Progress: Below average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is about average, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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