Primary school

Warwick Bridge Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cumberland
  • CA4 8RE
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,662 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 65%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 46%46%2016/17: top 5%2017/18: top 1%1% · 2017/182018/19: top 86%2022/23: top 91%2023/24: top 88%2024/25: top 65%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM59% · North West 63%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 23 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 88% · 17 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 100% · 10 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 50% · 20 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 39% · 18 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 43% · 14 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 59% · 22 pupils · North West 63%100%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 23 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 12% · 17 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 5% · 20 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 14 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 22 pupils · North West 6%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 23 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 17 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 10 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 20 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 18 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 14 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 22 pupils · North West 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 23 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 17 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 10 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 20 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 18 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 14 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 22 pupils · North West 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd100
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026182
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.0%
First language not English1.2%
SEN support9.4%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils7.0%

Girls 51.2%Boys 48.8%

113.8% full · 160 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 65 responses (38.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 69.2% not applicable75% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year95.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.5% not applicable88.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?18.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 18.5% who said Yes above66.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child83.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing96.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development93.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.0
Pupils per adult8.7
  • Classroom teachers 8.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 0.8

Teachers 9.1 FTE · Whole workforce 20.6 · 41 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,146
Spend per pupil£7,000
Staff spend per pupil£5,434
Reserve per pupil£381
  • +£65,710revenue reserve
  • +£25,296in-year balance

Grants £6,566 · self-generated £580 · premises £333 per pupil