Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Grammar School Road, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1JL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beverley Scott-Herron
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Sponsor
- The Challenge Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 825
- Pupils on roll
- 879
- URN
- 144799
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925636414
About this school
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is a Church of England secondary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 879 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 129 | 148 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 41.5 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.53 to -0.03 | -0.24 -0.48 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 29.7% | 41.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 54.1% | 62.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 64.9% | 57.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
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 Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England 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 | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 43.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 | 43 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 41.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 797 |
| 2023/24 | 854 |
| 2024/25 | 861 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School compares
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Warrington for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 879 | — |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | 41.9 | 9.4% | 30.5% | 808 | 0.7 miles |
| Bridgewater High School | 51.8 | 6.9% | 13.9% | 1,683 | 1.2 miles |
| UTC Warrington | 23 | 17.8% | 46.5% | 278 | 1.5 miles |
| King's Leadership Academy Warrington | 56 | 4.1% | 15% | 804 | 1.9 miles |
| Beamont Collegiate Academy | 45.8 | 9.4% | 44% | 890 | 2.1 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
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.24%
- English as an additional language
- 23.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.53%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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Bridgewater High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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UTC Warrington1.5 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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King's Leadership Academy Warrington1.9 miles
Secondary · Warrington
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Beamont Collegiate Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School ranks 10th 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
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington Secondary
- Lowton Church of England High School Secondary
- Padgate Academy Secondary
- Penketh High School Secondary
- St Gregory's Catholic High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School teach?
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School?
- The headteacher of Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is Mrs Beverley Scott-Herron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England 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 Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School?
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School has 879 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School full?
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School has capacity for 825 pupils and 879 on roll (107%), 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 Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School a faith school?
- Yes. Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Is Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School a selective school?
- No. Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School part of an academy trust?
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School 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.
- What SEN provision does Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School have?
- The schools register lists Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School compare with other schools in Warrington?
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Warrington for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School's absence rate?
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England 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 10 July 2026.