Primary school

Locking Stumps Community Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Warrington
  • WA3 7PH
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,623 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 71%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 44%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 59%2022/23: top 22%22% · 2022/232023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 71%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM56% · North West 63%3/10 Below−13.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · North West 6%4/10 Below−8.5 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle+25.6 pts
Maths score105 · North West 1055/10 Middle+21.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 44 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 66% · 44 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 71% · 45 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 64% · 44 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 73% · 59 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 61% · 59 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 56% · 57 pupils · North West 63%73%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 44 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 11% · 44 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 18% · 45 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 9% · 44 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 8% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 12% · 59 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 5% · 57 pupils · North West 6%18%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 44 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 44 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 45 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 44 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 59 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 59 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 57 pupils · North West 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 44 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 44 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 45 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 44 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 59 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 59 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 57 pupils · North West 105106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in66.7%
30 of 45 who put it first2014 · 87.7%2026 · 66.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4530
2nd140
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026376
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.0%
First language not English11.3%
SEN support19.3%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils10.7%

Girls 43.3%Boys 56.8%

89.5% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.4
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 17.6
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 16.9
  • Other support 5.9

Teachers 19.4 FTE · Whole workforce 42.2 · 65 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,610
Spend per pupil£6,408
Staff spend per pupil£5,188
Reserve per pupil£668
  • +£267,000revenue reserve
  • +£81,000in-year balance

Grants £6,488 · self-generated £122 · premises £265 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