Academy converter · Warrington

Woolston Community Primary School

4–11Ages
230Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147388URN

Barnfield Road, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 above Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

70 applications for 30 places · 17th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 April 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as Woolston Community Primary School, URN 111182

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

70 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 2.3; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.8; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 3.3; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 3.2; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.6; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.9; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 3.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 3.5; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 3.0; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Warrington median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.2; 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 Woolston Community Primary School (URN 111182), 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	70	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2025	27	76	2.8	36	1.33
Sep 2024	30	99	3.3	36	1.20
Sep 2023	30	95	3.2	47	1.57
Sep 2022	30	78	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	87	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2019 *	30	104	3.5	46	1.53
Sep 2018 *	29	86	3.0	32	1.10
Sep 2017 *	30	93	3.1	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	82	2.7	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	88	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	67	2.2	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 71% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%38th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	6%	105	105
2023/24	51%	3%	104	103
2022/23	53%	3%	104	102

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

Woolston Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Warrington

Outstanding2024

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

Good2023

2.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Bruche Academy
0.8 km · Warrington

Good2022

3.4applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate
1.4 km · Warrington

Good2023

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

Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Thelwall Infant School
2.1 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Thelwall Community Junior School
2.1 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2024

64%met the SATs standard
Brook Acre Community Primary School
2.2 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147388 · 877/2405
Trust: One Community Trust
Capacity: 226 pupils · 230 on roll
Free school meals: 21.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Woolston Community Primary School (URN 111182)
Address: Barnfield Road, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4NW
Local authority: Warrington

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