Academy converter · Warrington

Croft Primary School

2–11Ages
253Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147387URN

Mustard Lane, Croft, Warrington, WA3 7DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

64 applications for 30 places · 28th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

4 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
2 June 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as Croft Primary School, URN 111179

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Warrington median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

64 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.7; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 3.0; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Warrington median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 3.6; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Warrington median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Warrington median

Dashed bars: as Croft Primary School (URN 111179), the previous school.

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	64	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2025	24	53	2.2	24	1.00
Sep 2024	24	52	2.2	24	1.00
Sep 2023	30	64	2.1	39	1.30
Sep 2022	30	70	2.3	37	1.23
Sep 2021	29	78	2.7	36	1.24
Sep 2020	30	70	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2019 *	30	89	3.0	34	1.13
Sep 2018 *	28	60	2.1	30	1.07
Sep 2017 *	26	69	2.7	25	0.96
Sep 2016 *	30	79	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	107	3.6	37	1.23
Sep 2014 *	27	96	3.6	22	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 76% · Maths 85% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%26th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	73%	21%	109	108
2023/24	66%	7%	107	107
2022/23	71%	19%	107	107

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

Croft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Lewis Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Newchurch Community Primary School
2.2 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Locking Stumps Community Primary School
2.2 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Warrington

Good2021

1.6applications per place
Twiss Green Community Primary School
2.6 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School
3.0 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Culcheth Community Primary School
3.1 km · Warrington

Remains Good · improving2023

3.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Winwick CofE Primary School
3.2 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147387 · 877/2401
Trust: One Community Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 253 on roll
Free school meals: 9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Croft Primary School (URN 111179)
Address: Mustard Lane, Croft, Warrington, WA3 7DG
Local authority: Warrington

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