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Callands Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Callands Road, Callands, Warrington WA5 9RJ · callandsprimaryacademy.co.uk · 01925 444795
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- 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
- 325
- 77% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
- First language not English
- 28.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 17 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 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111214)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Callands Primary Academy on 29 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111214)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111214), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111214)
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111214)
Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111214)