Culcheth High School
Community secondary school in Warrington (Warrington).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Culcheth High School is a highly successful and over-subscribed community school in the heart of semi-rural Warrington. We are recognised as a good school by OFSTED with many outstanding features . As a high performing school over a number of years, we genuinely strive to become the best that we can be in all aspects of our work for young people and the community.
Our school's purpose is to inspire students to achieve and guide them to be confident, articulate and skilled citizens to enable them to thrive in a diverse British and global community. The school is committed to exacting high standards, to expecting excellence from all and to developing outstanding learning with staff and students.
We are an ambitious and forward thinking institution where students success lies at the heart of everything we do. We relish the opportunity and responsibility for driving student success forwards and we are very proud of all our young people's achievements attainment and progress at Culcheth are consistently much higher than that found in most schools nationally.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Basketball
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Netball
- Rugby
- Stem
- Textiles
- Yoga
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Quality in CareersRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 111430
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (14 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mahesh Patel | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katie Jarvis | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adam Slingsby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Samantha Valjalo | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Joanna Shaw | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Amy Fidler | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Hayley Kiss | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Dr Rachel Hall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephen Thomas | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Melissa Young | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mr Chris Hunt | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mr Phil Freaney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Ms Amanda Stevens | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Yvonne Brown | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record