St Gregory's Catholic High School
Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1HGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Gregory's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Warrington for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 92 schools in Warrington. It ranks 5th of 14 secondary schools in Warrington. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2019.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 26 November 2019, report published 12 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 July 2024
Pupils are proud to attend this school. They value the strong relationships that they have with their teachers. Pupils, including those who attend the specially resourced provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) (specially resourced provision), are well supported. This helps them to feel safe and happy. Pupils positively embrace the school's values. For example, they are respectful and empathetic towards other people regardless of their culture or background. At social times, pupils get along well together. Typically, pupils are polite and behave well. Pupils appreciate the high aspirations that the school has set for their academic achievement. This motivates them to do well. Pupils, including those who attend the specially resourced provision, benefit from a strong curriculum. Most pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well. Pupils value the opportunities that the school provides to promote their personal development. They relish the leadership roles that enable them to represent their peers, for example, by working as form advocates. This helps them to make positive changes to pupils' experiences of school. For instance, they have successfully organised a culture day. In addition, pupils enjoy the responsibility of being a young leader where they act as positive role models to help younger pupils to quickly settle into school.
What the school should improve
- On occasions, some teachers do not deliver the curriculum consistently well. This means that some learning activities do not help pupils to understand the subject content securely and this limits how well they achieve. The school should ensure that teachers are equipped to routinely design learning activities which allow pupils to build on what they already know.
- Some teachers do not adapt their teaching as well as they could to meet the additional needs of pupils. This means that, from time to time, some pupils with SEND do not learn the curriculum as well as they should. The school should ensure that teachers receive further guidance about how to support pupils with SEND so that they achieve consistently well across the curriculum.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
235 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
1,214 pupils on roll, with places for 1,200
Schools near St Gregory's Catholic High School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge UTC Warrington | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 23.0 |
| Penketh High School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 46.5 |
| Priestley College | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Great Sankey High School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 50.5 |
| Beamont Collegiate Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 45.8 |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward McGlinchey
- Phone
- 01925574888
- Address
- Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1HG
- Local authority
- Warrington
- URN
- 111454
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.