King's Leadership Academy WarringtonBirchwood Community High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Warrington.
Summary of the comparison
King's Leadership Academy Warrington and Birchwood Community High School are secondary schools in Warrington.
King's Leadership Academy Warrington scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Birchwood Community High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). King's Leadership Academy Warrington is ahead on our composite score.
King's Leadership Academy Warrington was judged Outstanding and Birchwood Community High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for King's Leadership Academy Warrington and 47.9 for Birchwood Community High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at King's Leadership Academy Warrington (58.6 in 2021-22, 56.0 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 | WarringtonKing's Leadership Academy Warrington | WarringtonBirchwood Community High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 13 in Warrington Stronger figure | 10th of 13 in Warrington | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 808 | 889 | |
| Capacity | 840 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Warrington, WA1 4PF | Warrington, WA3 7PT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.0 Stronger figure | 47.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64.7% Stronger figure | 42.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 88.0% Stronger figure | 70.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.7% Stronger figure | 50.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 Stronger figure | 4.35 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 150 | 154 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 808 | 889 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.0% | 37.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.0% | 13.6% | |
| SEN support | 15.0% | 18.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.1% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.5% 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.
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Birchwood Community High School
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