Golborne High School
Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3EL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The Golborne and Lowton Co-operative Learning Partnership Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Stott
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,075
- Pupils on roll
- 1,144
- URN
- 106525
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942726842
About this school
Golborne High School is a foundation secondary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Golborne High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 201 | 216 | 221 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 48.2 | 50.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.14 to +0.25 | -0.05 -0.25 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 50.9% | 45.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 69.9% | 71.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 63% | 72.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Golborne High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.7 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.2 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.1 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,117 |
| 2023/24 | 1,149 |
| 2024/25 | 1,147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Golborne High School compares
Golborne High School ranked 2nd of 19 secondary schools in Wigan for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.1 | 7.9% | 23.8% | 1,144 | — |
| Lowton Church of England High School | 47.5 | 8.9% | 27.8% | 814 | 1.7 miles |
| Hope Academy | 43.8 | 9.2% | 28.8% | 1,235 | 2.0 miles |
| St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield | 49.1 | 7% | 13.7% | 1,204 | 2.2 miles |
| The Byrchall High School | 41.3 | 9.4% | 36.8% | 1,138 | 2.2 miles |
| Cansfield High School | 44.4 | 7% | 27.1% | 974 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 11 January 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report5 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.8%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 7.93%
- Persistent absence
- 20.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lowton Church of England High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Warrington
-
Hope Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Newton-le-Willows
-
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield2.2 miles
Secondary · Wigan
-
The Byrchall High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Wigan
-
Cansfield High School2.5 miles
Secondary · Wigan
Other schools in Warrington
Golborne High School ranks 6th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Warrington.
- Beamont Collegiate Academy Secondary
- Birchwood Community High School Secondary
- Bridgewater High School Secondary
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Secondary
- Culcheth High School Secondary
- Great Sankey High School Secondary
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington Secondary
- Lowton Church of England High School Secondary
- Padgate Academy Secondary
- Penketh High School Secondary
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School Secondary
- St Gregory's Catholic High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Golborne High School teach?
- Golborne High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Golborne High School?
- The headteacher of Golborne High School is Mrs Alison Stott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Golborne High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Golborne High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Golborne High School?
- Golborne High School has 1,144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Golborne High School full?
- Golborne High School has capacity for 1,075 pupils and 1,144 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Golborne High School a faith school?
- No. Golborne High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Golborne High School a selective school?
- No. Golborne High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Golborne High School part of an academy trust?
- Golborne High School is part of The Golborne and Lowton Co-operative Learning Partnership Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Golborne High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.7 in 2022/23 and 50.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Golborne High School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Golborne High School ranked 2nd of 19 secondary schools in Wigan for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Golborne High School's absence rate?
- Golborne High School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Golborne High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Golborne High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.