Academy converter · Warrington

Bruche Academy

2–11Ages
243Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143058URN

Seymour Drive, Padgate, Warrington, WA1 3TT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.3 above Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

102 applications for 30 places · 2nd of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

97%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Warrington median (2.1) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

102 applications · 30 places offered · 39 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.4; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.4; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.9; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 3.4; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 3.9; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 3.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 3.7; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 3.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2018 2.7; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 3.3; Warrington median median 2.3
2016 2.3; Warrington median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Warrington median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Warrington median

Dashed bars: as Bruche Community Primary School (URN 133915), the previous school.

Year 7 entry, September 2026: 4.3 per place (120 applications for 28 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	102	3.4	39	1.30
Sep 2025	28	68	2.4	27	0.96
Sep 2024	30	87	2.9	40	1.33
Sep 2023	30	103	3.4	50	1.67
Sep 2022	29	114	3.9	50	1.72
Sep 2021	30	114	3.8	45	1.50
Sep 2020	30	110	3.7	39	1.30
Sep 2019	30	115	3.8	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	80	2.7	28	0.93
Sep 2017	29	95	3.3	33	1.14
Sep 2016 *	39	88	2.3	29	0.74
Sep 2015 *	43	59	1.4	16	0.37
Sep 2014 *	32	47	1.5	18	0.56

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 97% · Maths 97% → all three 97% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard97%1st of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard71%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warrington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	97%	29%	112	111
2023/24	97%	22%	110	110
2022/23	100%	16%	110	111

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

Bruche AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.4applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Woolston Community Primary School
0.8 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate
0.9 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Warrington

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
1.1 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Brook Acre Community Primary School
1.5 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School
1.5 km · Warrington

Good2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143058 · 877/3643
Trust: Warrington Primary Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 243 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Bruche Community Primary School (URN 133915)
Address: Seymour Drive, Padgate, Warrington, WA1 3TT
Local authority: Warrington

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