King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B78
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Warrington, WA1 4PF
- Distance
- 1.7km away
Padgate Academy
Insall Road, Warrington, WA2 0LN
Local ranking12th of 13 secondary schools in Warrington
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 23 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 128
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 642
- Boys
- 319 (48%)
- Girls
- 342 (52%)
- Capacity
- 750 (88% full)
- SEND
- 26.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 50.6%
- EAL
- 25.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.7%
- SEN Support
- 20.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 40.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,673/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 69.6%
- White Other: 9.6%
- Black African: 5.8%
- Asian Chinese: 3.8%
- Mixed Other: 3.1%
- Other: 2.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
69.6%
White British
9.6%
White Other
5.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Insall Road
Warrington, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 146765
- UKPRN
- 10082088
- Establishment No.
- 4010
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
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