Great Sankey High School

State-Funded School

great-sankey-high-school-warrington-north-west

North WestRegion

WarringtonLocal Authority

Warrington SouthConstituency

WA5 3AAPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Great Sankey High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Warrington, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 2,051 pupils. Great Sankey High School is part of OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.52

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

12%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

2,051

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 2,051
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Oct 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.