Lymm High School
Oughtrington Lane, Lymm, WA13 0RB
1,937 pupils · 101% of 1,909 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LYMM HIGH SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.4%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 68.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 87.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 29.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 309 | 363 | 656 | 309 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 295 | 315 | 604 | 295 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 299 | 324 | 605 | 299 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 297 | 313 | 555 | 297 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 297 | 359 | 649 | 297 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 297 | 304 | 627 | 297 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 300 | 345 | 661 | 300 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 315 | 359 | 692 | 315 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Broadoak School 4.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington 5.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Birchwood Community High School 6.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 6.6 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Irlam and Cadishead Academy 6.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Loreto Grammar School 6.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.