Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School

State-Funded School

sir-thomas-boteler-church-of-england-high-school-warrington-north-west

North WestRegion

WarringtonLocal Authority

Warrington SouthConstituency

WA4 1JLPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Warrington, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 879 pupils. Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is part of The Challenge Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.1

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

879

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 879
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Challenge Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Nov 2014	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.