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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Halton GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 8 state secondary schools in Halton, 1,489 pupils. Halton ranks 147 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 2.2 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
36.5%
11.3 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
7.5%
7.2 pts below England
Attainment 8
41.1
6.5 points below England
Council rank
147 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Halton at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Wade Deacon High School (49.2).
- Schools range from 36.0 to 49.2 on Attainment 8, a spread of 13.2 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 33.2, 13.8 points behind their classmates (the same gap as England’s 13.8). They did best at Sandymoor Ormiston Academy (37.3).
- Most improved on 2025: Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy, up 4.2 points to 37.5.
Every Halton secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wade Deacon High School | 318 | 49.2 | −4.8 | 73.3% | 53.8% | 14.2% | 36.8 |
| 2 | Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | 122 | 43.2 | −1.2 | 56.6% | 36.9% | 11.5% | 37.3 |
| 3 | The Heath School | 230 | 41.0 | −1.5 | 55.7% | 32.6% | 4.3% | 34.3 |
| 4 | Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic | 251 | 39.9 | −1.5 | 54.6% | 35.1% | 5.2% | 34.9 |
| 5 | Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England AcademyChurch of England/Roman Catholic | 70 | 37.5 | +4.2 | 37.1% | 22.9% | 8.6% | 31.0 |
| 6 | Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy | 154 | 37.0 | +1.1 | 48.7% | 31.2% | 3.9% | 32.4 |
| 7 | Ormiston Chadwick Academy | 181 | 37.0 | −4.2 | 54.7% | 32.0% | 7.2% | 29.4 |
| 8 | The Grange School | 163 | 36.0 | −0.4 | 45.4% | 26.4% | 3.1% | 30.7 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Halton against the rest of the North West
- Trafford65.7%
- Stockport52.9%
- Warrington50.8%
- Bolton47.9%
- Manchester46.4%
- Cheshire East46.1%
- Wirral46.0%
- Lancashire45.0%
- Cheshire West and Chester44.4%
- Blackburn with Darwen44.4%
- Tameside44.3%
- Salford44.2%
- Wigan44.1%
- Westmorland and Furness42.8%
- St. Helens41.9%
- Oldham41.4%
- Rochdale41.2%
- Sefton40.2%
- Bury39.6%
- Liverpool39.1%
- Blackpool37.1%
- Halton36.5%
- Cumberland34.0%
- Knowsley26.2%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.