OFSTED
5 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
30 January 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Warrington
Trust
LYMM HIGH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,937
1,937 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
962
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
975
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.2 pts
below England
School
10.6%
Warrington
23.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.9 pts
below England
School
5.4%
Warrington
16.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Warrington
0.7%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.1%
1,667
Any other White background
3.0%
58
Chinese
2.9%
57
White and Asian
1.7%
32
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
27
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.0%
251 of
1,937 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
59.7
20.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.71 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.14 pts
higher than
England
School
6.35%
Warrington
5.79%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.94%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.88 pts
lower than
England
School
14.94%
Warrington
12.94%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.66 pts
higher than
England
School
2.47%
Warrington
1.66%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.5%
9.1 pts
above England
Lymm High School
101.5%
Warrington
92.5%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.