Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Warrington council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 199 families put this school as their first choice, and 175 places were offered. 163 of the families who put it first got a place (82%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 3 February 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

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Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

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Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 5 October 2021. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

879 (capacity 825)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Chester

Academy trust

THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01925636414

Address

Grammar School Road, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1JL

Website

boteler.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports