Birchwood Community High SchoolPadgate Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Warrington.
Summary of the comparison
Birchwood Community High School and Padgate Academy are secondary schools in Warrington.
Birchwood Community High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Padgate Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Birchwood Community High School is ahead on our composite score.
Birchwood Community High School was judged the expected standard and Padgate Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.9 for Birchwood Community High School and 39.4 for Padgate Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Birchwood Community High School (43.0 in 2021-22, 47.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Padgate Academy (38.2 in 2021-22, 39.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WarringtonBirchwood Community High School | WarringtonPadgate Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 13 in Warrington Stronger figure | 12th of 13 in Warrington | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 889 | 642 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 750 | |
| Location | Warrington, WA3 7PT | Warrington, WA2 0LN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.9 Stronger figure | 39.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.9% Stronger figure | 29.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.1% Stronger figure | 57.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.6% Stronger figure | 41.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 Stronger figure | 3.50 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 154 | 112 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 889 | 642 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.6% | 50.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.6% | 25.2% | |
| SEN support | 18.0% | 20.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.4% | 6.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% | 8.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% | 25.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Birchwood Community High School
Padgate Academy
Full profiles: Birchwood Community High School · Padgate Academy