74%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
48%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
45%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1677.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,087
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarrington
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Great Sankey High School · Secondary with sixth form · Warrington
Part ofOMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
74%
-0pp
78%76%73%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
48%
+2pp
55%51%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
Attainment 8
50.5
+1.3
52.050.649.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.5
EBacc entry
45%
-41pp
86%56%25%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
EBacc APS
1677.0
-7.3
1684.31490.71297.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1677.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
35.4
+2.1
35.432.730.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.4
A-level value added
+0.16
0
+0.2-0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
29%
+13pp
29%20%11%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
B-C+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
2,087
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%
Contact
Address
Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AA
Local authority
Warrington
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 48% | 50.5 | Not applicable | 45% | 1677.0 | 46% | 2,087 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 46% | 49.2 | -0.32 | 86% | 1684.3 | 88% | 2,084 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 50% | 49.6 | -0.26 | 50% | 1601.6 | 50% | 2,124 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 55% | 52.0 | +0.00 | 40% | 1515.5 | 40% | 2,118 |
| 2018/19 | 78% | 54% | 51.9 | +0.20 | 25% | 1297.2 | 33% | 1,926 |
| 2017/18 | 76% | 56% | 50.9 | -0.03 | 26% | 1282.8 | 33% | 1,859 |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 55% | 51.8 | +0.18 | 15% | — | 21% | 1,838 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | B- | +0.16 | 29% | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 33.3 | C+ | +0.17 | 16% | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 31.1 | C | — | 12% | 151 |
| 2021/22 | 35.1 | B- | — | 11% | 145 |
| 2018/19 | 30.0 | C | -0.35 | 11% | 171 |
| 2017/18 | 27.5 | C- | -0.25 | 5% | 196 |
| 2016/17 | 29.2 | C | -0.03 | 9% | 172 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2,087 | 16.6 | 13% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 2,084 | 16.0 | 10% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 2,124 | 16.9 | 8% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 2,118 | 19.0 | 7% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 2,087 | 17.1 | 7% | 5% | 9% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,926 | 17.0 | 11% | 4% | 11% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 1,859 | 15.8 | 11% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 1,838 | 15.9 | 11% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.