Councils · England · Warrington
Schools in Warrington, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 69 primary, 13 secondary — with Warrington’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Warrington’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Warrington’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN WARRINGTON
Find your shortlist.
All 91state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 69
Alderman Bolton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Appleton Thorn Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
Barrow Hall Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
Beamont Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Bewsey Lodge Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Not judged yet
Birchwood CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Bradshaw Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Brook Acre Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Broomfields Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Bruche Primary School Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Burtonwood Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Callands Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Not judged yet
Chapelford Village Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Cherry Tree School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Not judged yet
Croft Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Culcheth Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Dallam Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
Glazebury Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Gorse Covert Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Great Sankey Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Latchford St James CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Locking Stumps Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Newchurch Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Not judged
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Oughtrington Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Lymm
Ofsted · Not judged
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Park Road Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · WARRINGTON
Ofsted · Good
Penketh Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Penketh South Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Ravenbank Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Lymm
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · WARRINGTON
Ofsted · Good
St Elphin's (Fairfield) CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Lewis Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Not judged yet
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Not judged yet
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas' CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Not judged yet
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Not judged
Statham Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Lymm
Ofsted · Good
Stockton Heath Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Thelwall Community Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Thelwall Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Twiss Green Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Warrington St Ann's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Westbrook Old Hall Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Winwick CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Woolston Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 13
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Birchwood Community High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Not judged
Bridgewater High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Culcheth High School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Great Sankey High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lymm High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Lymm
Ofsted · Good
Padgate Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Penketh High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
UTC Warrington
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Not judged
Special & other · 9
Birchwood School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Chaigeley School
Non-maintained special school · Ages 8-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Fox Wood Special School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Green Lane Community Special School
Community special school · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Outstanding
Priestley College
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Warrington and Vale Royal College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
Willow Green CIO
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Willow Tree Park
Other independent special school · Ages 4-25 · Mixed · Lymm
Ofsted · Good
Woolston Brook School
Community special school · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Warrington
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Warrington.
If you live in Warrington, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Warrington secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Warrington often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.