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Croft Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Mustard Lane, Croft, Warrington WA3 7DG · croftprimary.co.uk · 01925 764276
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warrington 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 253
- 43 over 210 places · 120%
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- One Community Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% 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 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111179)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Croft Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111179), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111179)
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111179)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 99
- 46% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (14%) with SEND