Golborne High SchoolHope Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Golborne High School and Hope Academy are secondary schools.
Golborne High School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hope Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Golborne High School is ahead on our composite score.
Golborne High School was judged Outstanding and Hope Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.1 for Golborne High School and 43.8 for Hope Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Golborne High School (57.1 in 2021-22, 50.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Hope Academy (44.3 in 2021-22, 43.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WarringtonGolborne High School | Newton-le-WillowsHope Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 19 in Wigan | 6th of 9 in St Helens | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,147 | 1,288 | |
| Capacity | 1,075 | 1,350 | |
| Location | Warrington, WA3 3EL | Newton-le-Willows, WA12 0AQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 Stronger figure | 43.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.7% Stronger figure | 32.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.5% Stronger figure | 56.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.4% Stronger figure | 32.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.61 Stronger figure | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 221 | 274 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,147 | 1,288 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.8% | 28.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.0% | 5.0% | |
| SEN support | 12.2% | 18.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% Stronger figure | 23.2% | 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.
Golborne High School
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