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Penketh South Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2PN · penkethsouthcp.co.uk · 01925 726558
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warrington 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 230
- 20 over 210 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Warrington it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111198)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Penketh South Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111198), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111198)
Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111198)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 45
- 18% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 49% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied