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Sixth forms in the North West

All 362 sixth forms in the North West.

362 schools in North West

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  1. Sale Grammar School

    Sale, M33 3NH · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    265 first choices, 197 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1675.5

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    3.5%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,352
    Pupils per teacher
    17.6
    View school Sale Grammar School
  2. Altrincham Grammar School for Boys

    Altrincham, WA14 2RS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    302 first choices, 215 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1679.1

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.5%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,432
    Pupils per teacher
    17.9
    View school Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
  3. Loreto Grammar School

    Altrincham, WA14 4AH · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    258 first choices, 160 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1675.2

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    3.9%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,075
    Pupils per teacher
    16.8
    View school Loreto Grammar School
  4. Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

    Altrincham, WA14 2NL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    281 first choices, 209 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1677.8

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.9%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,381
    Pupils per teacher
    17.6
    View school Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
  5. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

    Blackburn, BB2 7AD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Muslim
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    250 first choices, 120 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1668.7

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    3.0%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    866
    Pupils per teacher
    15.6
    View school Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
  6. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

    Rossendale, BB4 7BJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Exceptional in every area
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    219 first choices, 181 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1675.5

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.6%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,087
    Pupils per teacher
    17.8
    View school Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
  7. Upton Hall School FCJ

    Wirral, CH49 6LJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    166 first choices, 156 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1665.6

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.9%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,004
    Pupils per teacher
    16.4
    View school Upton Hall School FCJ
  8. Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

    Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    231 first choices, 175 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1670.8

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.8%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,496
    Pupils per teacher
    17.6
    View school Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
  9. Saint Ambrose College

    Altrincham, WA15 0HE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Strong standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    223 first choices, 149 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1672.3

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.1%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,096
    Pupils per teacher
    18.9
    View school Saint Ambrose College
  10. Wirral Grammar School for Girls

    Wirral, CH63 3AF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    199 first choices, 178 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1670.9

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.0%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,224
    Pupils per teacher
    17.2
    View school Wirral Grammar School for Girls
  11. Urmston Grammar Academy

    Manchester, M41 5UG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    237 first choices, 169 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1675.6

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.2%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,137
    Pupils per teacher
    16.7
    View school Urmston Grammar Academy
  12. Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School

    Blackburn, BB2 2LD · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Muslim
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    233 first choices, 115 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1662.6

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    2.5%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    746
    Pupils per teacher
    18.4
    View school Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
  13. Cheadle Hulme High School

    Cheadle, SK8 7JY · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    415 first choices, 262 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1659.3

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.3%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,690
    Pupils per teacher
    15.4
    View school Cheadle Hulme High School
  14. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Lancaster, LA1 3EF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Strong standard or better
    • Faith school
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    183 first choices, 164 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1671.6

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.1%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,294
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school Lancaster Royal Grammar School
  15. The Blue Coat CofE School

    Oldham, OL1 3SQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    611 first choices, 232 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1657.0

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.8%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,702
    Pupils per teacher
    16.5
    View school The Blue Coat CofE School
  16. Archbishop Blanch CofE High School

    Liverpool, L7 6HQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    258 first choices, 185 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1657.5

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.8%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,179
    Pupils per teacher
    15.5
    View school Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
  17. The Blue Coat School

    Liverpool, L15 9EE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    197 first choices, 178 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1678.6

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    3.3%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,232
    Pupils per teacher
    16.6
    View school The Blue Coat School
  18. Liverpool College

    Liverpool, L18 8BG · Academy · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the England average, low absence.

    317 first choices, 164 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,685
    Pupils per teacher
    19.7
    View school Liverpool College
  19. Stretford Grammar School

    Manchester, M32 8JB · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    263 first choices, 170 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1675.5

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    3.9%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    956
    Pupils per teacher
    18.1
    View school Stretford Grammar School
  20. Keswick School

    Keswick, CA12 5QB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    199 first choices, 200 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1650.9

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.5%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,208
    Pupils per teacher
    18.2
    View school Keswick School
  21. Knutsford Academy

    Knutsford, WA16 0EA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    244 first choices, 226 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1652.9

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.5%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,429
    Pupils per teacher
    17.2
    View school Knutsford Academy
  22. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

    Lancaster, LA1 1SF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    208 first choices, 184 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1672.1

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.4%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,038
    Pupils per teacher
    18.0
    View school Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
  23. Wirral Grammar School for Boys

    Wirral, CH63 3AQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    190 first choices, 167 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1668.2

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.0%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,123
    Pupils per teacher
    19.5
    View school Wirral Grammar School for Boys
  24. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

    Penrith, CA11 7EG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the North West sixth forms average, low absence.

    175 first choices, 158 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1665.2

    North West sixth forms 47.2England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.3%North West sixth forms 8.5%
    Pupils
    1,026
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
The big picture

How the North West's sixth forms spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

the North West 47.2England 46.2Ridgewood Community High School: 0The Springboard Project: 0.1West Lancashire Community High School: 0.2Melland High School: 0.2New Bridge School: 0.2Broadfield Specialist School: 0.3Pendle Community High School & College: 0.3Cromwell High School: 0.3Sandfield Park School: 0.4Pioneer House High School: 0.4Redwood: 0.5Inscape House School: 0.6Sir Tom Finney Community High School: 0.6St John Vianney RC School: 1.8Greenbank School: 1.8Elms Bank: 1.9Meadowside School: 2Castle Hill High School: 2.5Oakfield High School and College: 3Rumworth School: 3.4Childwall Abbey School: 3.6Manor Academy Sale: 4.2Oaklands School: 4.8Abbey College Manchester: 5.2Alt Bridge School: 5.8Ashley High School: 6.5St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs: 7.7West Kirby School and College: 10.2Oversands School: 10.3Presfield High School and Specialist College: 13.1Clare Mount Specialist Sports College: 16.1Egerton High School: 17Pontville School: 19.9St Anne's College Grammar School: 20.2Energy Coast UTC: 22.5Cheshire Studio School: 24Etz Chaim Boys School: 27.9Co-op Academy Oldershaw: 29Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah: 29.7Notre Dame Catholic Academy: 30Aldridge UTC Warrington: 30.3Crewe Engineering and Design UTC: 31.6Aldridge UTC Darwen: 31.7Alsop High School: 33.1St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy: 34The Mosslands School: 34.5Beech Hall School: 34.6Dixons Croxteth Academy: 35The Academy of St Nicholas: 35.2Childwall Sports & Science Academy: 35.2Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy: 36.2King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool: 36.3Co-op Academy Bebington: 36.3Darwen Aldridge Community Academy: 36.8Ellesmere Port Church of England College: 36.9Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy: 37Bay Leadership Academy: 37Dixons Broadgreen Academy: 37The Hammond: 37.3West Derby School: 37.5Hilbre High School: 37.8St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy: 37.8South Wirral High School: 38.1Maghull High School: 38.4Chester International School: 38.5St John Henry Newman Catholic School: 38.9The Whitby High School: 39AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK: 39Alder Grange School: 39.1Broughton Hall Catholic High School: 39.4Trinity School: 39.4St John Plessington Catholic College: 39.4Co-op Academy North Manchester: 39.4Gateacre School: 39.4Ullswater Community College: 39.5West Lakes Academy: 39.6St Michaels Church of England Academy: 39.6Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya: 39.7Morecambe Bay Academy: 39.7Archbishop Beck Catholic College: 39.9Queen Elizabeth Studio School: 40St John Bosco Arts College: 40.1Cowley International College: 40.3Caldew School: 40.5All Saints Catholic High School: 40.6Appleby Grammar School: 40.7Workington Academy: 40.9Our Lady's Catholic College: 41.1Manchester Mesivta School: 41.2University Collegiate School: 41.4Richard Rose Morton Academy: 41.5Netherhall School: 41.7William Howard School: 42Holly Lodge Girls' College: 42.1The Lakes School: 42.1St Julie's Catholic High School: 42.2Ormskirk School: 42.3Richard Rose Central Academy: 42.4Millom School: 42.5Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School: 42.7Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre: 42.8Thornleigh Salesian College: 43The Whitehaven Academy: 43The Nelson Thomlinson School: 43.1Congleton High School: 43.5Liverpool Life Sciences UTC: 43.6St Benedict's Catholic High School: 43.8Turton School: 44Dallam School: 44.1Deyes High School: 44.1The Catholic High School, Chester: 44.1Weatherhead High School: 44.2St Mary's Catholic Academy: 44.2Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School: 44.3North Chadderton School: 44.4St Hilda's Church of England High School: 44.6Maricourt Catholic High School: 44.6Sacred Heart Catholic Academy: 44.9Holy Family Catholic High School: 45.2The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College: 45.2Haslingden High School and Sixth Form: 45.3Irlam and Cadishead Academy: 45.3Rivington and Blackrod High School: 45.4The Sutton Academy: 45.5Malbank School and Sixth Form College: 45.7Calderstones School: 45.9Pensby High School: 45.9Sandbach School: 45.9Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School: 46The Studio School Liverpool: 46.1Neston High School: 46.2Helsby High School: 46.6Altrincham College: 47Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College: 47.1St Mary's Catholic High School: 47.1Kirkbie Kendal School: 47.5Bellerive FCJ Catholic College: 47.8Cockermouth School: 47.9Chesterfield High School: 48Eaton Bank Academy: 48Ulverston Victoria High School: 48.3Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester: 48.5Alsager School: 48.6Queen's Park High School: 48.6St Margaret's Church of England Academy: 48.7Parrs Wood High School: 48.7Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy: 49.1The Queen Katherine School: 49.3Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School: 49.4Trinity CofE High School: 49.4St Nicholas Catholic High School: 49.7Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus: 49.7St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy: 49.8Great Sankey High School: 49.9Brine Leas School: 50.2Kirkby Stephen Grammar School: 50.2Range High School: 50.2Rainford High School: 50.2Rainhill High School: 50.3Hutton Church of England Grammar School: 50.5North Liverpool Academy: 50.5The Crompton House Church of England Academy: 50.5Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School: 50.5All Hallows Catholic College: 50.7Tytherington School: 50.7Keswick School: 50.9Wilmslow High School: 51.1Laurus Ryecroft: 51.1Markazul Uloom: 51.3Jamea Al Kauthar: 51.5Formby High School: 51.5The Fallibroome Academy: 51.7Whalley Range 11-18 High School: 52.1The Belvedere Academy: 52.4Christleton High School: 52.4Ashton-on-Mersey School: 52.6The King David High School: 52.7Hazel Grove High School: 52.7The Queen's School: 52.8Knutsford Academy: 52.9St Edward's College: 53.3Noorul Uloom: 53.5The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School: 53.7Canon Slade School: 54Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College: 54.3Poynton High School: 54.4Upton-by-Chester High School: 54.6Bishop Heber High School: 54.6Westwood High: 55King David High School: 55.4Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School: 55.4Wellington School: 55.7Abbey Gate College: 55.8The Blue Coat CofE School: 57Eden Boys' School, Bolton: 57Abrar Academy: 57.2Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College: 57.5Archbishop Blanch CofE High School: 57.5Didsbury High School: 57.8Manchester High School for Girls: 58.3Queen Elizabeth School: 58.4Lymm High School: 58.5Cheadle Hulme High School: 59.3St. Mary's College: 62.4Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School: 62.6St Anselm's College: 63.1Calday Grange Grammar School: 63.7Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda: 64.5Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith: 65.2Upton Hall School FCJ: 65.6Wirral Grammar School for Boys: 68.2West Kirby Grammar School: 68.6Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School: 68.7Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: 70.8Wirral Grammar School for Girls: 70.9Lancaster Royal Grammar School: 71.6Lancaster Girls' Grammar School: 72.1Saint Ambrose College: 72.3Loreto Grammar School: 75.2Stretford Grammar School: 75.5Sale Grammar School: 75.5Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: 75.5Urmston Grammar Academy: 75.6Altrincham Grammar School for Girls: 77.8The Blue Coat School: 78.6Altrincham Grammar School for Boys: 79.1020406080
Sixth forms in the North West

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

the North West average 9.9%Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School: 2.5%Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School: 3%The Blue Coat School: 3.3%Sale Grammar School: 3.5%Stretford Grammar School: 3.9%Loreto Grammar School: 3.9%Wirral Grammar School for Boys: 4%Saint Ambrose College: 4.1%Urmston Grammar Academy: 4.2%Altrincham Grammar School for Boys: 4.5%Calday Grange Grammar School: 4.6%Eden Boys' School, Bolton: 4.6%Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School: 4.6%Clitheroe Royal Grammar School: 4.8%The Blue Coat CofE School: 4.8%Altrincham Grammar School for Girls: 4.9%Upton Hall School FCJ: 4.9%Wirral Grammar School for Girls: 5%Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College: 5.1%Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith: 5.3%St Anselm's College: 5.3%Cheadle Hulme High School: 5.3%Liverpool College: 5.3%Lancaster Girls' Grammar School: 5.4%West Kirby Grammar School: 5.6%Trinity CofE High School: 5.6%Woodlands School: 5.7%Kirkby Stephen Grammar School: 5.7%Ashton-on-Mersey School: 5.7%Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester: 5.8%Archbishop Blanch CofE High School: 5.8%Canon Slade School: 6%Rainhill High School: 6%Lancaster Royal Grammar School: 6.1%Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School: 6.2%William Hulme's Grammar School: 6.4%Lymm High School: 6.4%Upton-by-Chester High School: 6.5%Wellington School: 6.5%Christleton High School: 6.5%Keswick School: 6.5%Knutsford Academy: 6.5%Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College: 6.5%Tor View School: 6.5%Rainford High School: 6.5%Netherhall School: 6.6%Hutton Church of England Grammar School: 6.6%Tytherington School: 6.6%North Liverpool Academy: 6.7%Oaklands School: 6.8%The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School: 6.8%St Edward's College: 6.8%The Crompton House Church of England Academy: 6.8%St Hilda's Church of England High School: 6.9%Bishop Heber High School: 6.9%Springfield School: 6.9%Birkenhead High School Academy: 6.9%Queen Elizabeth School: 6.9%Brine Leas School: 7%The Fallibroome Academy: 7%Alsager School: 7%Park Community Academy: 7%Kirkbie Kendal School: 7.1%St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy: 7.1%Whalley Range 11-18 High School: 7.1%St Margaret's Church of England Academy: 7.2%Great Sankey High School: 7.2%Poynton High School: 7.2%The Belvedere Academy: 7.3%Workington Academy: 7.3%Laurus Ryecroft: 7.3%Merefield School: 7.3%King David High School: 7.4%Redbridge High School: 7.4%Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy: 7.4%Sandbach School: 7.4%Altrincham College: 7.4%Grange School: 7.4%Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School: 7.5%Alder Grange School: 7.5%All Hallows Catholic College: 7.5%Rivington and Blackrod High School: 7.5%Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School: 7.6%The Lakes School: 7.6%Pensby High School: 7.7%The Queen Katherine School: 7.7%Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College: 7.8%The Loyne Specialist School: 7.8%Calderstones School: 7.9%Wilmslow High School: 7.9%Haslingden High School and Sixth Form: 7.9%Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School: 7.9%Richard Rose Morton Academy: 7.9%William Howard School: 7.9%The King David High School: 7.9%St Mary's Catholic Academy: 7.9%Pioneer House High School: 7.9%Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School: 8%Irlam and Cadishead Academy: 8%St John Vianney RC School: 8.1%North Chadderton School: 8.1%St Nicholas Catholic High School: 8.2%Millom School: 8.2%Mayfield School: 8.2%Mill Green School: 8.2%All Saints Catholic High School: 8.2%Appleby Grammar School: 8.2%Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School: 8.2%Chesterfield High School: 8.2%Didsbury High School: 8.2%St Julie's Catholic High School: 8.3%Parrs Wood High School: 8.3%Ashley High School: 8.4%Neston High School: 8.4%Thornleigh Salesian College: 8.5%St Benedict's Catholic High School: 8.5%Sandside Lodge School: 8.6%James Rennie School: 8.6%St Mary's Catholic High School: 8.7%Caldew School: 8.7%The Whitehaven Academy: 8.7%The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College: 8.8%Ullswater Community College: 8.8%Kirkham Pear Tree School: 8.8%Queen Elizabeth Studio School: 8.8%Hazel Grove High School: 8.9%Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College: 9%Hillside Specialist School and College: 9%Oakwood Academy: 9%West Derby School: 9%University Collegiate School: 9%Cockermouth School: 9%Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre: 9.1%The Nelson Thomlinson School: 9.1%The Catholic High School, Chester: 9.1%Archbishop Beck Catholic College: 9.2%Holy Family Catholic High School: 9.2%Hope School: 9.2%Queen's Park High School: 9.2%Formby High School: 9.3%Ulverston Victoria High School: 9.4%Eaton Bank Academy: 9.4%Childwall Sports & Science Academy: 9.5%Fox Wood Special School: 9.6%Greenbank School: 9.6%Sandgate School: 9.6%Range High School: 9.6%St John Bosco Arts College: 9.7%Pendle Community High School & College: 9.7%Dallam School: 9.7%Deyes High School: 9.7%Bellerive FCJ Catholic College: 9.7%Liverpool Life Sciences UTC: 9.7%Foxfield School: 9.8%Broadfield Specialist School: 9.8%Congleton High School: 9.8%Hilbre High School: 9.8%Co-op Academy Bebington: 9.8%Castle Hill High School: 9.9%Crosshill Special School: 9.9%Rowan Park School: 9.9%Meadowside School: 10%Rumworth School: 10%St John Henry Newman Catholic School: 10%Mayfield School: 10%Landgate School, Bryn: 10%West Lakes Academy: 10%Malbank School and Sixth Form College: 10%Turton School: 10.1%Brentwood School: 10.1%The Sutton Academy: 10.2%Bay Leadership Academy: 10.2%Trinity School: 10.3%Energy Coast UTC: 10.3%Ellesmere Port Church of England College: 10.3%Melland High School: 10.4%Church Lawton School: 10.4%Maricourt Catholic High School: 10.5%Helsby High School: 10.5%Sir Tom Finney Community High School: 10.5%Heaton School: 10.6%AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK: 10.6%Palmerston School: 10.7%Newfield School: 10.7%Richard Rose Central Academy: 10.8%Manor Academy Sale: 10.8%The Russett School: 10.8%Crewe Engineering and Design UTC: 10.8%Chatsworth High School and Community College: 10.8%Holly Lodge Girls' College: 10.9%St John Plessington Catholic College: 10.9%Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy: 11%Royal School, Manchester: 11.1%The Whitby High School: 11.1%Park Lane School: 11.1%Darwen Aldridge Community Academy: 11.1%The Studio School Liverpool: 11.1%St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy: 11.1%Clare Mount Specialist Sports College: 11.2%Weatherhead High School: 11.2%South Wirral High School: 11.3%St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs: 11.4%Presfield High School and Specialist College: 11.4%Oakfield High School and College: 11.4%Co-op Academy North Manchester: 11.4%Cromwell High School: 11.5%The Mosslands School: 11.6%Birtenshaw School Bolton: 11.6%Our Lady's Catholic College: 11.6%North Ridge High School: 11.6%The Academy of St Nicholas: 11.7%Elms Bank: 11.7%Bluebell Park School: 11.8%Alt Bridge School: 11.8%Broughton Hall Catholic High School: 11.8%Abbot's Lea School: 11.8%Ormskirk School: 11.8%Pear Tree Specialist Support High School: 11.8%The Cavendish High Academy: 12%Hebden Green Community School: 12%Piper Hill High School: 12.1%Dixons Broadgreen Academy: 12.1%Maghull High School: 12.3%Bleasdale School: 12.4%King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool: 12.4%Manchester Mesivta School: 12.5%Cowley International College: 12.6%Hollinwood Academy: 12.6%Morecambe Bay Academy: 12.6%West Lancashire Community High School: 12.7%Bank View High School: 12.8%New Bridge School: 12.8%Dee Banks School: 12.9%The Coppice School: 12.9%St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy: 12.9%Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy: 13.2%Sacred Heart Catholic Academy: 13.2%St Michaels Church of England Academy: 13.5%George Hastwell School Special Academy: 13.8%Firwood High School: 13.9%Cloughwood Academy: 14%Dixons Croxteth Academy: 14%West Kirby School and College: 14.1%Ridgewood Community High School: 14.2%Redwood: 14.2%Gateacre School: 14.2%Branthwaite Academy: 14.8%Sandfield Park School: 14.9%Childwall Abbey School: 15%Notre Dame Catholic Academy: 15.1%Chester International School: 15.5%Co-op Academy Oldershaw: 15.9%Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool): 16.4%The Axis Academy: 16.5%David Lewis School: 17%Alsop High School: 17.1%Aldridge UTC Warrington: 17.8%Inscape House School: 17.9%Aldridge UTC Darwen: 18.2%Peterhouse School: 25.1%Adelaide School: 25.4%Adelaide Heath Academy: 27.6%New Park Academy: 32.7%Egerton High School: 37.5%The Springboard Project: 48.5%Cloughside College: 55.4%0%14%28%42%56%
Sixth forms in the North West

Ofsted grades in the North West

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 145 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 65 of 217
  • Good: 140 of 217
  • Requires improvement: 11 of 217
  • Inadequate: 1 of 217
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Four things worth knowing in the North West

  1. Some are faith schools.

    92 of the 362 sixth forms in the North West have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. 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

Sixth forms in the North West, explained

There are 362 sixth forms in the North West, teaching 250,054 children. 42 are run by the council and 181 are academies or free schools. Among them are 106 special and 81 independent schools.

95% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 65 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in North West sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 47.2 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

25.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,167 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 22.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in the North West?
There are 362 sixth forms in the North West, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in the North West?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in the North West on Eduscope are Sale Grammar School, Altrincham Grammar School for Boys and Loreto Grammar School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding sixth forms are in the North West?
the North West has 65 sixth forms rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 140 are rated Good, meaning 95% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are sixth forms in the North West ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in the North West sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in the North West is 15:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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