87%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
69%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
59.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
29%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1586.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,923
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarrington
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Lymm High School · Secondary with sixth form · Warrington
Part ofLYMM HIGH SCHOOL
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
87%
-1pp
90%87%84%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 87%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
69%
-3pp
72%67%63%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
Attainment 8
59.7
-0.4
60.959.057.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 59.7
EBacc entry
29%
-3pp
42%36%29%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
EBacc APS
1586.8
-87.6
1674.41562.31450.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1586.8
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
36.6
-2.1
38.737.436.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.6
A-level value added
-0.14
0
+0.20.0-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
20%
-7pp
26%20%13%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BBB-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,923
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%
Contact
Address
Oughtrington Lane, Lymm, WA13 0RB
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 | 87% | 69% | 59.7 | Not applicable | 29% | 1586.8 | 38% | 1,923 |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 72% | 60.1 | +0.71 | 32% | 1674.4 | 37% | 1,914 |
| 2022/23 | 84% | 63% | 57.9 | +0.60 | 36% | 1564.6 | 39% | 1,916 |
| 2021/22 | 86% | 70% | 60.9 | +0.54 | 42% | 1651.2 | 49% | 1,938 |
| 2018/19 | 90% | 70% | 57.0 | +0.54 | 35% | 1450.2 | 43% | 1,848 |
| 2017/18 | 81% | 61% | 54.9 | +0.25 | 42% | 1437.0 | 50% | 1,836 |
| 2016/17 | 83% | 67% | 54.0 | +0.09 | 48% | — | 58% | 1,863 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36.6 | B- | -0.14 | 20% | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 38.7 | B | -0.15 | 26% | 179 |
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | B- | — | 13% | 195 |
| 2021/22 | 38.7 | B | — | 17% | 213 |
| 2018/19 | 36.0 | B- | +0.06 | 20% | 172 |
| 2017/18 | 36.5 | B- | +0.20 | 17% | 182 |
| 2016/17 | 35.2 | B- | +0.13 | 24% | 202 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,923 | 18.4 | 13% | 5% | 11% | 6% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 1,914 | 18.4 | 12% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 1,916 | 18.4 | 10% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 1,938 | 18.4 | 11% | 2% | 10% | 8% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 1,959 | 19.8 | 11% | 2% | 8% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,848 | 20.1 | 8% | 2% | 10% | 4% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 1,836 | 19.1 | 6% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 1,863 | 19.6 | 7% | 3% | 11% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.