Chaigeley SchoolWoolston Brook School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Warrington.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Chaigeley School and Woolston Brook School in Warrington.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Chaigeley School was judged Good and Woolston Brook School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 10.1 for Chaigeley School and 11.4 for Woolston Brook School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Chaigeley School (13.5 in 2021-22, 10.1 in 2025-26) and has risen at Woolston Brook School (4.4 in 2021-22, 11.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WarringtonChaigeley School | WarringtonWoolston Brook School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 8-16 | 7-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 54 | 73 | |
| Capacity | 75 | 80 | |
| Location | Warrington, WA4 2TE | Warrington, WA1 4JL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 10.1 | 11.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 6.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 12.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 10 | 16 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 53 | 69 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 100.0% | 72.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 1.4% | |
| SEN support | 1.9% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 98.1% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 25.9% Stronger figure | 31.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 66.1% Stronger figure | 68.9% | 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.
Chaigeley School
Woolston Brook School
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