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Voluntary aided school · Warrington

St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 118Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 111367URN

Milnthorpe Road, Chapel Lane, St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Warrington, WA5 4PN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
close to Warrington median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

24 applications for 12 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
60%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 12 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 20 January 2026
    Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
  2. 7 July 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.0applications per place, Reception
close to Warrington median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

24 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.0; Warrington median median 2.1
  2. 2025 1.7; Warrington median median 2.1
  3. 2024 1.9; Warrington median median 2.0
  4. 2023 1.9; Warrington median median 1.9
  5. 2022 1.4; Warrington median median 2.0
  6. 2021 1.3; Warrington median median 2.0
  7. 2020 1.6; Warrington median median 2.1
  8. 2019 1.7; Warrington median median 2.0
  9. 2018 1.9; Warrington median median 2.1
  10. 2017 1.5; Warrington median median 2.3
  11. 2016 1.6; Warrington median median 2.2
  12. 2015 1.5; Warrington median median 2.3
  13. 2014 1.9; Warrington median median 2.3
More applications per place than the Warrington median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Warrington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202612242.0121.00
Sep 202515261.7140.93
Sep 20248151.981.00
Sep 202311211.9111.00
Sep 202218251.4140.78
Sep 202118231.3160.89
Sep 202018281.6150.83
Sep 201915261.7130.87
Sep 201818351.9150.83
Sep 201722321.5180.82
Sep 201620311.6170.85
Sep 201528411.5210.75
Sep 201419361.9180.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 75% · Maths 65% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%41st of 57 in Warrington
Reading
Expected standard65%
Higher standard35%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard75%
Greater depth15%
Maths
Expected standard65%
Higher standard20%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Warrington median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2560%5%105104
2023/2450%13%101100
2022/2361%4%103102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
111367 · 877/3610
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
210 pupils · 118 on roll
Free school meals
27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Milnthorpe Road, Chapel Lane, St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Warrington, WA5 4PN
Local authority
Warrington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources