Culcheth High SchoolBirchwood Community High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Warrington.
Summary of the comparison
Culcheth High School and Birchwood Community High School are secondary schools in Warrington.
Culcheth High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Birchwood Community High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Culcheth High School is ahead on our composite score.
Culcheth High School was judged Good and Birchwood Community High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.1 for Culcheth High School and 47.9 for Birchwood Community High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Culcheth High School (56.1 in 2021-22, 51.1 in 2024-25) and has risen at Birchwood Community High School (43.0 in 2021-22, 47.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WarringtonCulcheth High School | WarringtonBirchwood Community High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 13 in Warrington Stronger figure | 10th of 13 in Warrington | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,168 | 889 | |
| Capacity | 1,240 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Warrington, WA3 5HH | Warrington, WA3 7PT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.1 Stronger figure | 47.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.3% Stronger figure | 42.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.7% Stronger figure | 70.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.8% | 50.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 Stronger figure | 4.35 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 228 | 154 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,168 | 889 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.8% | 37.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.4% | 13.6% | |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 18.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.0% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.1% Stronger figure | 29.1% | 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.
Culcheth High School
Birchwood Community High School
Full profiles: Culcheth High School · Birchwood Community High School