Culcheth High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Warrington
Culcheth High School is a secondary school in Warrington for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2022. Warrington has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5HH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Warrington
- Pupils on roll
- 1,164 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this inclusive community.”
- “Pupils live up to these values by working hard and respecting each other’s differences.”
- “They enjoy good, honest relationships with senior staff and teachers.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers are not checking effectively that pupils are making connections between their current learning and topics they have learned previously.”
- “As a result, this prevents some pupils from learning more and remembering more in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 190 first-preference applications, 198 offers in total, 190 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2019 to 2026, as Warrington published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warrington.
- Birchwood Community High School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Padgate Academy 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beamont Collegiate Academy 4.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Aldridge UTC Warrington 5.3 mi Not judged
- Lymm High School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published