Beamont Collegiate Academy
Long Lane, Orford, Warrington, WA2 8PX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Greenhalgh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Challenge Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 890
- URN
- 139196
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925579500
About this school
Beamont Collegiate Academy is a secondary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 890 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 174 | 170 | 177 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | 45.7 | 45.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.22 0.00 to +0.43 | +0.16 -0.06 to +0.38 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 37.6% | 38.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 59.4% | 56.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 51% | 58.2% | 62.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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 Beamont Collegiate Academy 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 | 46.2 | 43.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.7 | 43 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 41.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 898 |
| 2023/24 | 893 |
| 2024/25 | 897 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beamont Collegiate Academy compares
Beamont Collegiate Academy ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Warrington for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.8 | 9.4% | 44% | 890 | — |
| UTC Warrington | 23 | 17.8% | 46.5% | 278 | 1.1 miles |
| Padgate Academy | 39.4 | 8% | 50.6% | 661 | 1.1 miles |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | 41.9 | 9.4% | 30.5% | 808 | 1.7 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic High School | 51 | 6.2% | 17.7% | 1,214 | 1.8 miles |
| King's Leadership Academy Warrington | 56 | 4.1% | 15% | 804 | 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)
- 44.04%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.42%
- Persistent absence
- 24.23%
Location
Nearby schools
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UTC Warrington1.1 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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Padgate Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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St Gregory's Catholic High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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King's Leadership Academy Warrington2.0 miles
Secondary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Beamont Collegiate Academy ranks 11th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Warrington.
- 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
- 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 year groups does Beamont Collegiate Academy teach?
- Beamont Collegiate Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Beamont Collegiate Academy?
- The headteacher of Beamont Collegiate Academy is Mr Paul Greenhalgh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beamont Collegiate Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beamont Collegiate Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Beamont Collegiate Academy?
- Beamont Collegiate Academy has 890 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Beamont Collegiate Academy full?
- Beamont Collegiate Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 890 on roll (99%), 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 Beamont Collegiate Academy a faith school?
- No. Beamont Collegiate Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Beamont Collegiate Academy a selective school?
- No. Beamont Collegiate Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Beamont Collegiate Academy?
- Beamont Collegiate Academy is part of THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beamont Collegiate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.2 in 2022/23 and 45.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beamont Collegiate Academy rank locally?
- Beamont Collegiate Academy ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Warrington for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beamont Collegiate Academy's absence rate?
- Beamont Collegiate Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beamont Collegiate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beamont Collegiate Academy'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.