Primary school

Croft Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Warrington
  • WA3 7DG
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,810 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 11%11%2016/17: top 23%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 8%8% · 2018/192022/23: top 25%2023/24: top 42%2024/25: top 26%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM73% · North West 63%8/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM21% · North West 6%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score109 · North West 1059/10 Top 20%
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: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 75% · 28 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 86% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 71% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 66% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 73% · 33 pupils · North West 63%86%66%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 17% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 21% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 19% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 21% · 33 pupils · North West 6%21%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 109 · 33 pupils · North West 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 109 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 110 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 33 pupils · North West 105110106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in87.5%
28 of 32 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 87.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3228
2nd182
3rd140

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2023Remains Good

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026253
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.4%
First language not English1.9%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan5.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.2%
Persistently absent pupils3.7%

Girls 46%Boys 54%

120.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.8
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 1.9
  • Teaching assistants 12.2
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 8.3 FTE · Whole workforce 24.3 · 37 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,122
Spend per pupil£8,131
Staff spend per pupil£6,216
Reserve per pupil£446
  • +£95,000revenue reserve
  • −£2,000in-year balance

Grants £7,000 · self-generated £1,164 · premises £592 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ONE COMMUNITY TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £2,159,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it