Beamont Collegiate Academy
Academy sponsor led · 890 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8
University technical college
Aldridge UTC Warrington
- Pupils on roll
- 278of 620 places
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 92
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 12 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 85 pupils who finished Year 11 at Aldridge UTC Warrington in 2023, 25% stayed on in Aldridge UTC Warrington’s own sixth form (Warrington average 12%), 34% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
16% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 23.0 against 46.1 across England and 48.5 in Warrington, with 14% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Among the 27 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 22% went to university (Warrington 32%, England 37%), and 12% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 22% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
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 | Aldridge UTC Warrington | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 85 | 2,547 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 79% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 69% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 25% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 11% | 42% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 32% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 16% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Aldridge UTC Warrington | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 27 | 2,251 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 74% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 22% | 32% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 12% | 12% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 22% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 30% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Aldridge UTC Warrington | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 23.0 | 48.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 14% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 22% | 69% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 46% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.93 | 4.34 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 53% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 19.8 | 35.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 26.6 | 52.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 93 | 100% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 29% |
| Mathematics | 83 | 90% | 88% | 6% | 22% | 42% |
| English Literature | 83 | 90% | 86% | 1% | 21% | 24% |
| Combined Science | 62 | 67% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 18% |
| Design and Technology | 37 | 40% | 11% | 5% | 23% | 22% |
| Geography | 22 | 24% | 41% | 14% | 25% | 50% |
| Chemistry | 19 | 21% | 23% | 0% | 47% | 53% |
| Biology | 19 | 21% | 23% | 0% | 45% | 47% |
| Physics | 19 | 21% | 23% | 0% | 46% | 42% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 18% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| Sociology | 1 | 1% | 4% | — | 21% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 28 | 100% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | 100% | — |
| Health Studies | 14 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Aldridge UTC Warrington | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 110 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 1 | 1,021 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 32.10 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 13% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Warrington
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
Great Sankey High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,051 pupils
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.