Aldridge UTC Warrington
University technical college · sixth form · 278 pupils
69% stayed in education · Attainment 8 23.0
Community special school
Fox Wood Special School
- Pupils on roll
- 174of 78 places
- Free school meals
- 47.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 5
- Ofsted
- Report card, 19 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour ExceptionalPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion ExceptionalLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Of the 8 pupils who finished Year 11 at Fox Wood Special School in 2023, 0% stayed on in Fox Wood Special School’s own sixth form (Warrington average 12%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Every pupil in the 2023 cohort went on to a sustained destination, against 92% across England.
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Warrington and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Fox Wood Special School | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 8 | 2,547 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 42% | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 32% | 37% |
| — other education | 100% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
Other secondary schools in Warrington
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Academy sponsor led · 890 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8
Birchwood Community High School
Academy converter · 875 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.9
Bridgewater High School
Academy converter · 1,683 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.8
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · 808 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.9
Culcheth High School
Community school · 1,164 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.