Schools in WA

Schools in WA

324 schools in WA: 222 primary, 43 secondary and 59 other, including 23 independent. 95% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 292 that publish a capacity are 91% full overall, and 62 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The biggest schools here

• Great Sankey High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 2,051 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  2.6 miles · March 2023
• Lymm High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,937 pupils · 101% full
  Good

  5.8 miles · March 2024
• Bridgewater High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,683 pupils · 108% full
  Good

  2.2 miles · October 2022
• Wade Deacon High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,658 pupils · 102% full
  Excellent

  5.7 miles · November 2022
• Rainford High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,646 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  11 miles · January 2026
• Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,638 pupils · 96% full
  Excellent

  11 miles · June 2013
• St Mary's Catholic High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,537 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  9.0 miles · April 2019
• Wellington School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,536 pupils · 107% full
  Good

  11 miles · May 2022
• Cowley International College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,514 pupils · 93% full
  Needs improvement

  8.1 miles · March 2026
• The Sutton Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,441 pupils · 93% full
  Excellent

  6.0 miles · June 2026
• Altrincham Grammar School for Boys

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · 1,432 pupils · 116% full
  Excellent

  10 miles · September 2022
• Knutsford Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,429 pupils · 89% full
  Excellent

  11 miles · March 2026
• Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,381 pupils · 101% full
  Excellent

  9.8 miles · October 2022
• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,337 pupils · 80% full
  Good

  6.0 miles · July 2022
• Hope Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,235 pupils · 91% full
  Good

  5.0 miles · November 2015
• St Gregory's Catholic High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,214 pupils · 101% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · November 2019
• Helsby High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,211 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  10.0 miles · July 2023
• The Grange School

  All-through · ages 3–16 · 1,200 pupils · 91% full
  Good

  6.2 miles · May 2022
• De La Salle School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,180 pupils · 98% full
  Needs improvement

  8.3 miles · June 2023
• The Heath School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,174 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  7.0 miles · September 2017
• Culcheth High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,164 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  5.6 miles · November 2022
• Golborne High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,144 pupils · 106% full
  Excellent

  6.2 miles · January 2023
• Saint Ambrose College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 1,096 pupils · 104% full
  Excellent

  12 miles · November 2025
• Loreto Grammar School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · Faith school · 1,075 pupils · 103% full
  Excellent

  9.9 miles · September 2022
• Penketh High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,058 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  2.0 miles · February 2020
• Altrincham College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 973 pupils · 96% full
  Good

  11 miles · May 2026
• Beamont Collegiate Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 890 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  1.2 miles · July 2022
• Ormiston Chadwick Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 884 pupils · 91% full
  Good

  6.8 miles · May 2024
• Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 879 pupils · 107% full
  Good

  1.6 miles · February 2026
• Birchwood Community High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 875 pupils · 83% full
  Good

  3.3 miles · October 2018

And 294 more.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.