Beamont Collegiate Academy

About Beamont Collegiate Academy

Beamont Collegiate Academy’s headline academic metrics stand out clearly against the Warrington local authority average for secondary schools. While the LA average Progress 8 score sits at -0.29, Beamont achieves a positive 0.16, meaning its pupils make significantly more academic progress than the typical student in the borough. This places the school 5th out of 13 secondary schools in Warrington, comfortably in the top half of the local league table. Nationally, it ranks in the top 38% of all schools for Progress 8, a solid performance for a state comprehensive. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 45.7 further reinforces this picture, and 59.4% of pupils achieve a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. Beamont is not an elite grammar or a selective academy, but its results show it is delivering well above the local norm, particularly given that 43.7% of its 897 pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average.

Digging deeper into the exam data, Beamont’s Progress 8 score of 0.16 is built on a mixed picture across subjects. The strongest contribution comes from the EBacc subjects, where the school achieves a Progress 8 score of 0.29, suggesting pupils are making particularly good progress in the core academic subjects. English and maths are more modest, with scores of 0.06 and 0.0 respectively, meaning progress in these subjects is broadly in line with the national average. The school’s EBacc entry rate is 58.2%, and 35.9% of pupils achieve a grade 4 or above in the EBacc, which is a respectable figure. In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2017, the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. An ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2015. The school does not have a sixth form, so all pupils leave at 16.

Beamont is a popular school, oversubscribed for 2025/26 with 343 applications for 180 places, and 178 first-preference offers made from 219 first-preference applications. The oversubscription ratio of 1.91 indicates strong local demand. Facilities are generous for a state secondary, including a swimming pool, astro turf, sports hall, science labs, music rooms, and art studios. The school offers a wide range of sports from hockey and rowing to dance and basketball, plus clubs including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Young Enterprise, and an orchestra. SEND provision is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs. This is a school that suits families looking for a non-selective, mixed secondary in Warrington that delivers above-average academic progress, has strong facilities, and is well-regarded enough to be heavily oversubscribed.

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