School Data

Padgate Academy

Secondary Academy school in Warrington WA2 0LN

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  • School Reference Number: 146765
  • Address: Insall Road, Warrington WA2 0LN
  • Headteacher: Mr Adam McMillan
  • Telephone: 01925 822632
  • Website: padgateacademy.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The Challenge Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 750
  • Local Education Authority: Warrington
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Active From: December 2018* (Fresh Start)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 23/05/2023

Rating published on 16/07/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
23 May 2023 17 July 2023 School inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number146765
Local Authority Code877
Local Authority NameWarrington
Establishment Number4010
School / College NamePadgate Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code04
Reason establishment openedFresh Start
Open date01-12-2018
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code99
Religious character
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code9
Admissons policy
School capacity750
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils630
Number of Boys311
Number of Girls319
Percentage Free School Meals46.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16682
Academy trust or TrustTHE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Challenge Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10082088
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date19-12-2024
StreetInsall Road
Locality
Address3
TownWarrington
County (name)
PostcodeWA2 0LN
Websitepadgateacademy.co.uk
Telephone01925822632
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameAdam
Headteacher/Principal last nameMcMillan
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll15
Resourced provision capacity15
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000007
DistrictWarrington
Ward CodeE05011041
WardPoulton North
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001564
Parliamentary ConstituencyWarrington North
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000007
Easting362846
Northing390564
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Warrington 008
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Warrington 008E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN200000977713
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002597
LSOA CodeE01012545
Free School Meals288
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN146765
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/146765
LAESTAB8774010
School namePadgate Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/12/2018
Admissions policyUnknown
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterUnknown
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityWarrington
Parliamentary constituencyWarrington North
Multi-academy trust UID16682
Multi-academy trust nameThe Challenge Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID16714
Academy sponsor nameThe Challenge Academy Trust
PostcodeWA2 0LN
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils630
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10267828
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date23/05/2023
Publication date16/07/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection146765
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8774010
School name at time of latest graded inspectionPadgate Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10020980
Previous inspection start date08/11/2016
Previous publication date16/12/2016
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection139072
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8774001
School name at time of previous graded inspectionUniversity Academy Warrington
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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