| Established | 1526 |
|---|---|
| Type | Comprehensive, Voluntary aided school |
| Religion | C of E |
| Specialism | Music |
| Location | Grammar School Road Latchford Warrington (Cheshire) WA4 1JL England |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| DfE URN | 133672 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 720 |
| Gender | Mixed-sex education |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | Sir Thomas Boteler C of E High School |
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is a comprehensive school in Warrington, Cheshire.[1]
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It was founded in 1526 by Sir Thomas Boteler, later to be the High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1535. He left a legacy to pay for the education of six "poor boyes of the parishe" and it later became the Boteler Grammar School for Boys, serving the whole of Warrington. The original school was located in the town centre and the nineteenth century building survives at School Brow (now used as a council depot).
In 1936 there were plans for a new school at Latchford, built by the Warrington Education Committee. The school relocated to its current site in 1940, becoming a boys school. Girls were to be educated at the former site, but were later moved to the High School for Girls (now Priestley College). From April 1974 it was administered by the Cheshire Education Committee.
It became a mixed comprehensive school in 1979 , as Victoria Park High School.
It became Warrington's only Church of England school in 2002, coinciding with the introduction of school blazers as part of the uniform.
It is for ages 11-16, and has no sixth form. It has a Christian ethos and serves the local area of Latchford. It is just off the A5061 (Knutsford Road) and neighbours the railway, and is near the Manchester Ship Canal.
Sir Thomas Boteler celebrated its best ever GCSE exam results in 2011, with 67% of pupils gaining 5A*-C grades and 47% gaining 5A*-C grades including English and Maths.