King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Hillock Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4PF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Umar Hussain
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Great Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 804
- URN
- 138562
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925817939
About this school
King's Leadership Academy Warrington is a secondary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 804 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Leadership Academy Warrington, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 127 | 143 | 150 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.3 | 56.4 | 56.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.32 +0.08 to +0.57 | +0.50 +0.27 to +0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 62.9% | 64.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 89.5% | 88% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 96% | 98.6% | 96.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
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 King's Leadership Academy Warrington has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.3 | 43.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.4 | 43 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56 | 41.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 760 |
| 2023/24 | 789 |
| 2024/25 | 808 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Leadership Academy Warrington compares
King's Leadership Academy Warrington ranked 2nd of 13 secondary schools in Warrington for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56 | 4.1% | 15% | 804 | — |
| Padgate Academy | 39.4 | 8% | 50.6% | 661 | 1.0 miles |
| Birchwood Community High School | 47.9 | 9.9% | 37.6% | 875 | 1.1 miles |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | 41.9 | 9.4% | 30.5% | 808 | 1.3 miles |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | 46.1 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 879 | 1.9 miles |
| Beamont Collegiate Academy | 45.8 | 9.4% | 44% | 890 | 2.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.98%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 8.53%
Location
Nearby schools
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Padgate Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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Birchwood Community High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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Beamont Collegiate Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
King's Leadership Academy Warrington ranks 1st 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
- Golborne High School Secondary
- Great Sankey High School 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 King's Leadership Academy Warrington teach?
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Warrington.
- Who is the principal of King's Leadership Academy Warrington?
- The principal of King's Leadership Academy Warrington is Mr Umar Hussain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Leadership Academy Warrington been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Leadership Academy Warrington, 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 King's Leadership Academy Warrington?
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington has 804 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King's Leadership Academy Warrington full?
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington has capacity for 840 pupils and 804 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's Leadership Academy Warrington a faith school?
- No. King's Leadership Academy Warrington has no designated religious character.
- Is King's Leadership Academy Warrington a selective school?
- No. King's Leadership Academy Warrington is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is King's Leadership Academy Warrington part of an academy trust?
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington is part of THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King's Leadership Academy Warrington's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.3 in 2022/23 and 56 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King's Leadership Academy Warrington compare with other schools in Warrington?
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington ranked 2nd of 13 secondary schools in Warrington for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King's Leadership Academy Warrington's absence rate?
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Leadership Academy Warrington's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Leadership Academy Warrington'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 1 July 2026.