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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Warrington property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Warrington is a unitary authority sitting between Manchester and Liverpool, and its most sought-after schools — particularly around Lymm, Stockton Heath and Culcheth — carry substantial property premiums.
Free interactive map — enter any Warrington, Lymm, Stockton Heath or Great Sankey postcode and see exactly which catchment areas it falls within.
Warrington's southern and eastern villages — Lymm, Grappenhall, Stockton Heath and Culcheth — are consistently the most sought-after parts of the borough for schools, and local house prices reflect it. Catchment distances at the most popular schools there are among the tightest in Cheshire.
Warrington Borough Council is the admissions authority for community primary and secondary schools. After looked-after children, EHC-plan holders and siblings, the standard tiebreaker is straight-line distance from home to the school's measuring point.
Warrington has a number of academies and voluntary-aided faith schools that set their own criteria. Several Warrington families also consider schools in neighbouring Cheshire East, Cheshire West, Halton and St Helens.
Warrington Borough Council publishes annual admissions information including the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school. Search 'Warrington school admissions' on the Warrington Borough Council website.
Click "Open Free Tool" above. No registration needed. Works in any browser on desktop or mobile.
Click "Add School" and search by school name or postcode. The tool locates it on the interactive map automatically.
Add the radius from the school's admissions data. You can enter distances in metres for precision.
Use "Check Address" to test any Warrington address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Warrington and surrounding areas:
Warrington measures straight-line distance to the metre. Our tool matches that method.
See how Warrington catchments have shifted year on year — essential in Lymm and Stockton Heath.
Plot up to 5 Warrington schools at once to see overlapping catchment zones.
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Lymm, Stockton Heath, Grappenhall and Culcheth are consistently the most competitive parts of the borough, with the shortest catchment distances and the highest associated property premiums.
No. Warrington's state secondary schools are comprehensive and allocate places on published oversubscription criteria rather than an entrance test.
Yes. You can name schools in neighbouring authorities on your Warrington application. Distance from each school still governs your priority.
Search 'Warrington school admissions' on the Warrington Borough Council website for the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school.
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