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Culcheth Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington WA3 5HH · culchethprimary.co.uk · 01925 764312
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warrington 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 216
- 6 over 210 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- One Community Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 18 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 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111180)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Culcheth Community Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 17 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111180)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111180), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111180)
Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111180)