King's Leadership Academy Warrington is a

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based in the Woolston area of

Warrington Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

, England. The school opened in 2012 after the closure of Woolston High School but was set up independently as a free school by Sir Iain Hall and 'Great+ Schools' and not as a replacement from the local authority. It currently has approximately 808 students and has a capacity of 840 The school won the National Character Award 2015 and was shortlisted in the Tes School Awards 2021 for the category of Secondary School of the Year Award in November 2020. The school has been graded as "Outstanding" by

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since 2019, scoring an "Outstanding" on four out of the five grading criteria (only receiving a "Good" in 16-19 study programmes).

ofsted

Sixth form

In September 2017, King's Leadership Academy opened its sixth form college, it provided a range of programmes for BTEC and

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. The college has very strict entry requirements, only allowing 120 students in and requiring strong GSCE's in the chosen subjects (grade 7 or above).

References

External links

Kings Leadership Academy official website
Secondary schools in Warrington Free schools in England Educational institutions established in 2012 2012 establishments in England {{Cheshire-school-stub