King's Leadership Academy Warrington
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 138562
- Address
- Hillock Lane, Woolston, WA1 4PF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 808 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 17%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.2%
- Persistent absence
- 7.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 1.4% |
| Pakistani | 1.5% |
| Mixed | 4.4% |
| Chinese | 11.4% |
| White British | 76.7% |
| Unclassified | 1.4% |
| Other Asian | 0.9% |
| Indian | 0.7% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.4% |
| African | 0.4% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 97% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 65% |
| Local authority average | 48% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 56 |
| Local authority average | 48.5 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 5.28 |
| Local authority average | 4.34 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 25 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 74 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Dance | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 150 |
Admissions
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 103 77 |
| Year 8 | 162 84 78 |
| Year 9 | 165 84 81 |
| Year 10 | 151 84 67 |
| Year 11 | 150 75 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 62.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.0% 3.0% |