Aldridge UTC Warrington
University technical college · sixth form · 278 pupils
69% stayed in education · Attainment 8 23.0
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Birchwood Community High School
- Pupils on roll
- 875of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 41.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 154
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 10 December 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Birchwood Community High School (URN 111444, until 1 July 2013).
What the data says
Birchwood Community High School has no sixth form. Of the 138 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 38% moved to a sixth form college, 41% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 38% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 94% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.9 against 46.1 across England and 48.5 in Warrington, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | This school | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 138 | 2,547 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 38% | 42% | 13% |
| — further education college | 41% | 32% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.9 | 48.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 69% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 51% | 46% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | 4.34 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.1 | 35.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.7 | 52.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 14% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 154 | 100% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 80% |
| English Language | 154 | 100% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 68% |
| English Literature | 153 | 99% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 69% |
| Statistics | 145 | 94% | 5% | 17% | 20% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 132 | 86% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 65% |
| Geography | 76 | 49% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 62% |
| History | 74 | 48% | 41% | 26% | 26% | 62% |
| Spanish | 41 | 27% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 54% |
| French | 33 | 21% | 18% | 12% | 29% | 64% |
| Biology | 21 | 14% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 90% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 21 | 14% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 43% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 14% | 23% | 29% | 47% | 95% |
| Physics | 21 | 14% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 90% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 11% | 13% | 41% | 30% | 82% |
| Art and Design | 16 | 10% | 7% | 44% | 24% | 81% |
| Textiles | 15 | 10% | 2% | 13% | 27% | 67% |
| Chinese | 9 | 6% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Polish | 8 | 5% | 1% | 63% | 84% | 88% |
| Drama | 7 | 5% | 7% | 29% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 6 | 4% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 3 | 2% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 65 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 59 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 58 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 27 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 12 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Warrington
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79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8
Bridgewater High School
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
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82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.9
Culcheth High School
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.1
Great Sankey High School
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91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.5
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.