- Ofsted:Report card
- Catholic
Results below the North West average.
75 first choices for 95 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1641.0
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 416
- Pupils per teacher
- –
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Results
- Ofsted:Inadequate
Results close to the North West average.
92 first choices for 142 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1646.1
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,107
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
Results below the North West average.
187 first choices for 194 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1639.8
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- No Ofsted grade yet
Results well above the North West average.
387 first choices for 320 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1653.6
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,590
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Good
- Sixth form
Results well below the North West average.
164 first choices for 178 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1638.1
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,019
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results above the North West average.
364 first choices for 222 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1652.9
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 946
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Catholic
- Sixth form
Results well below the North West average.
145 first choices for 179 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1630.0
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 968
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Girls
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
250 first choices for 120 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1668.7
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 854
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Catholic
Results below the North West average.
234 first choices for 228 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1643.2
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,180
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Altrincham, WA14 2NL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
281 first choices for 209 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1677.8
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,381
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
365 first choices for 207 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1657.8
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,220
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Boys
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
233 first choices for 115 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1662.6
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 736
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Boys
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
302 first choices for 215 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1679.1
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,432
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Girls
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
258 first choices for 160 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1675.2
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,075
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
265 first choices for 197 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1675.5
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,352
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Report card
No published results yet.
87 first choices for 101 places last year
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 389
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Girls
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
166 first choices for 156 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1665.6
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,004
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
231 first choices for 175 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1670.8
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,475
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
Results well above the North West average.
159 first choices for 161 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1655.4
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 800
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the North West average.
330 first choices for 204 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1658.2
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,054
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Sixth form
Results above the North West average.
270 first choices for 198 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1651.1
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,153
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the North West average.
201 first choices for 171 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1653.6
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 910
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the North West average.
234 first choices for 168 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1655.5
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 926
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Sixth form
Results well above the North West average.
611 first choices for 232 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1657.0
North West 46.2England 46.1
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 1,702
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Secondary schools669516 mainstream, 153 special
- Met the standard at 1170.0%
- Good or Outstanding79%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools180 of 66991 Catholic, 39 Church of England
- Free school meals31.1%of pupils get them
- Pupils per teacher16.8England 18.1
The big picture
How North West's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Ofsted grades in North West
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.
- Outstanding: 34 of 366
- Good: 254 of 366
- Requires improvement: 71 of 366
- Inadequate: 7 of 366
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in North West
Some are faith schools.
180 of the 669 secondary schools in North West have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in North West, explained
There are 669 secondary schools in North West, teaching 441,078 children. 114 are run by the council and 376 are academies or free schools. The list also includes 153 special and 127 independent schools.
79% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 90% across England. 34 are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
70.0% of pupils in North West met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 61% across England.
31.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,124 a year on each pupil, against £7,460 across England. 25.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 20% across England.
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Pick an area to see its secondary schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around North West.
- Lancashire111 secondary schools
- Manchester46 secondary schools
- Liverpool44 secondary schools
- Bolton30 secondary schools
- Salford30 secondary schools
- Wirral30 secondary schools
- Cheshire East29 secondary schools
- Stockport28 secondary schools
- Oldham27 secondary schools
- Wigan27 secondary schools
- Sefton26 secondary schools
- Tameside26 secondary schools
- Cheshire West and Chester25 secondary schools
- Trafford23 secondary schools
- Westmorland and Furness22 secondary schools
- Bury21 secondary schools
- Cumberland21 secondary schools
- Rochdale21 secondary schools
- Blackburn with Darwen20 secondary schools
- St Helens14 secondary schools
- Warrington14 secondary schools
- Blackpool13 secondary schools
- Halton13 secondary schools
- Knowsley8 secondary schools
Other schools in North West
- Primary schools2,536 schools
- Nurseries2,192 schools
- Sixth form colleges40 schools
- Grammar schools62 schools
- Private schools328 schools
- Special schools413 schools
- Boarding schools32 schools
- Faith schools1,420 schools
- Catholic schools588 schools
- Church of England schools710 schools
- Muslim schools48 schools
- Jewish schools34 schools
- Girls' schools61 schools
- Boys' schools63 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in North West?
There are 900 secondary schools in North West, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in North West?
Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked secondary schools in North West include Christ The King Catholic High School, Denton Community Academy, and Hyde High School. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in North West?
North West has 34 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 254 are rated Good, meaning 79% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in North West ranked on Eduscope?
Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.
What is the average Progress 8 score for secondary schools in North West?
The average Progress 8 score across secondary schools in North West is -0.09. Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils make between Key Stage 2 and their GCSE results, compared to pupils with similar prior attainment nationally.
What is the average class size in North West secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in North West is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in North West?
When choosing a secondary school in North West, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 900 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.