St Gregory's Catholic High School, Warrington
St Gregory's Catholic High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Warrington. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 3rd-highest of the 14 schools in Warrington with published results, and 581st of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 108% of capacity.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
- Progress (2024)
- Above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Warrington (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Gregory's Catholic High School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at St Gregory's Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.7 in Warrington and 47 across England.
56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Warrington and 47% in England.
That is up from 51 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.31: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.8, against 56.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.3 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.
Getting a place at St Gregory's Catholic High School
For September 2026 entry, 314 families put St Gregory's Catholic High School as their first choice and 646 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 83 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Gregory's Catholic High School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to St Gregory's Catholic High School are Aldridge UTC Warrington (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 30.3); Penketh High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.7); Great Sankey High School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9); and Beamont Collegiate Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9).
St Gregory's Catholic High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Aldridge UTC WarringtonPenketh High SchoolGreat Sankey High SchoolBeamont Collegiate Academy
Where pupils go next
Of the 235 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.
Who goes there
In 2026, 252 pupils (20.8%) received SEN support and 78 (6.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
St Gregory's Catholic High School has a resourced provision for autism: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Warrington West Rail Station, about 1190 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Gregorys School (outside), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 201 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warrington (96), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Gregory's Catholic High School issued 75 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to St Gregory's Catholic High School are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery (0.4 miles) and Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSankey Valley St James Church of England Primary SchoolEvelyn Street Primary Academy and NurseryWarrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2019, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud to attend this school. They value the strong relationships that they have with their teachers. Pupils, including those who attend the specially resourced provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) (specially resourced provision), are well supported. This helps them to feel safe and happy.
Pupils positively embrace the school's values. For example, they are respectful and empathetic towards other people regardless of their culture or background. At social times, pupils get along well together. Typically, pupils are polite and behave well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a curriculum which is ambitious and broad for all pupils. It has identified the key knowledge and concepts that pupils should learn. The curriculum is carefully ordered to ensure that pupils have the prior knowledge that is needed to successfully grasp new subject content.
In most subjects, teachers adeptly deliver the curriculum. They present subject matter clearly and effectively. Most pupils understand what is asked of them, and they retain their knowledge well over time. This helps most pupils to achieve well.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2019 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
About
St Gregory's Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic co-educational voluntary aided comprehensive school that educates approximately 970 children between 11 and 16 years of age. The school is located in Great Sankey, Cheshire.
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At a Glance
18.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from 0.18 to 0.31 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 51.1 to 53.8 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 52% to 56% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 53.8 | 55.6% |
| Disadvantaged(31) | - | 38.8 | 29% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(208) | - | 56.1 | 59.6% |
| Boys(116) | - | 53.3 | 57.8% |
| Girls(123) | - | 54.4 | 53.7% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(42) | - | 54.5 | 52.4% |
| Non mobile(235) | - | 54.1 | 55.7% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 7 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 235 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
2
Permanent exclusions
0.17%
Exclusion rate
75
Suspensions
6.22%
Suspension rate
27 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,205 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warrington is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
1,206 pupils
1,115 places
91 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Warrington
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Warrington
Across Warrington council
Places available
2,880
Applications
2,620
Got 1st preference
88.9%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All secondary applications across Warrington council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(13)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
252
SEN Support
78
EHC Plans
27.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
St Gregory's Catholic High School has a resourced provision for autism: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,214
Total Pupils
593
Boys
621
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
77
Teachers
15.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,261
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,766
Per pupil
£8568k
Total funding
£221k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.2%
Overall absence
14.7%
Persistent absence
1,219
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about St Gregory's Catholic High School
What are GCSE results like at St Gregory's Catholic High School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at St Gregory's Catholic High School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 53.8. 56% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is St Gregory's Catholic High School's Ofsted rating?
St Gregory's Catholic High School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Gregory's Catholic High School?
No fixed boundary. When St Gregory's Catholic High School is oversubscribed, Warrington allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Gregory's Catholic High School?
St Gregory's Catholic High School was full in 2025, at 108% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at St Gregory's Catholic High School?
Classes at St Gregory's Catholic High School average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Gregory's Catholic High School?
St Gregory's Catholic High School has around 1214 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St Gregory's Catholic High School have specialist SEN provision?
St Gregory's Catholic High School has a resourced provision for autism: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at St Gregory's Catholic High School?
6.2% of sessions were missed at St Gregory's Catholic High School in 2024/25. 14.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Gregory's Catholic High School?
Apply through Warrington's coordinated admissions process, naming St Gregory's Catholic High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Gregory's Catholic High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warrington is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Gregory's Catholic High School?
St Gregory's Catholic High School is at Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1HG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)