Lymm High SchoolBirchwood Community High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lymm High School and Birchwood Community High School are secondary schools.
Lymm High School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Birchwood Community High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lymm High School is ahead on our composite score.
Lymm High School was judged Good and Birchwood Community High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.7 for Lymm High School and 47.9 for Birchwood Community High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lymm High School (60.9 in 2021-22, 59.7 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 | LymmLymm High School | WarringtonBirchwood Community High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 13 in Warrington Stronger figure | 10th of 13 in Warrington | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,923 | 889 | |
| Capacity | 1,909 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Lymm, WA13 0RB | Warrington, WA3 7PT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.7 Stronger figure | 47.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68.9% Stronger figure | 42.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87.4% Stronger figure | 70.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.1% | 50.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 Stronger figure | 4.35 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 302 | 154 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 173 2024-25 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| A-level average points | 36.6 2024-25 · England 35.0 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| A-level average grade | B- 2024-25 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.6 2024-25 · England 35.8 | Not reported2022-23 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.7% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | Not reported2022-23 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,923 | 889 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.2% | 37.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.0% | 13.6% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 18.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.4% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.9% 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.
Lymm High School
Birchwood Community High School
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