Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy

4–11Ages
102Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
148158URN

Lytham Road, Warton, Preston, PR4 1AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

29 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

15%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

29 applications · 14 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Bryning with Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary School (URN 119547), 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	14	29	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2025	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2024	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2023	13	27	2.1	9	0.69
Sep 2022	16	25	1.6	11	0.69
Sep 2021	8	13	1.6	2	0.25
Sep 2020 *	8	16	2.0	3	0.38
Sep 2019 *	6	10	1.7	6	1.00
Sep 2018 *	8	10	1.3	7	0.88
Sep 2017 *	17	18	1.1	8	0.47
Sep 2016 *	17	19	1.1	8	0.47
Sep 2015 *	13	15	1.2	6	0.46
Sep 2014 *	12	19	1.6	12	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 85% · Maths 23% → all three 15% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard15%439th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard23%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 96 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	15%	0%	101	96
2023/24	56%	6%	102	102
2022/23	50%	0%	101	101

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

Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton
0.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Freckleton Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Strike Lane Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.7applications per place
Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School
3.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham
3.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2022

3.5applications per place
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham
3.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024
Kirkham and Wesham Primary School
4.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148158 · 888/2010
Trust: Cidari Education Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 102 on roll
Free school meals: 52.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Bryning with Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary School (URN 119547)
Address: Lytham Road, Warton, Preston, PR4 1AH
Local authority: Lancashire · Fylde

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