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Penketh Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Warrington
  • WA5 2QY
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,673 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 12%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 15%15%2016/17: top 53%2017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 6%6% · 2018/192022/23: top 47%2023/24: top 6%2024/25: top 12%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM81% · North West 63%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM6% · North West 6%5/10 Middle
Reading score110 · North West 10510/10 Top 10%
Maths score108 · North West 1059/10 Top 20%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 73% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 81% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 88% · 26 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 63% · 32 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 84% · 32 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 81% · 32 pupils · North West 63%88%63%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 12% · 26 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 32 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 16% · 32 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 6% · 32 pupils · North West 6%16%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 32 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 32 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 110 · 32 pupils · North West 105110103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 110 · 26 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 32 pupils · North West 105110104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.9%
30 of 33 who put it first2014 · 88.2%2026 · 90.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3330
2nd290
3rd240

Last distance offered: London only

1.1 km from Penketh & Cuerdley · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026207
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.7%
First language not English12.0%
SEN support10.6%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.6%
Persistently absent pupils5.4%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

98.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult16.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.1
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 16.7 · 24 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,327
Spend per pupil£5,861
Staff spend per pupil£4,255
Reserve per pupil−£106
  • −£22,000revenue reserve
  • +£97,000in-year balance

Grants £6,135 · self-generated £192 · premises £409 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,261,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it