Academy converter · Warrington

Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149613URN

Stretton Road, Stretton, Warrington, WA4 4NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

65 applications for 30 places · 24th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

65 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Warrington median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Warrington median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Warrington median

Dashed bars: as Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School (URN 111382), 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	65	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2025	30	67	2.2	25	0.83
Sep 2024	30	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2023 *	25	52	2.1	24	0.96
Sep 2022 *	30	53	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2021 *	29	45	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2020 *	30	69	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2019 *	30	77	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2018 *	30	78	2.6	26	0.87
Sep 2017 *	25	62	2.5	22	0.88
Sep 2016 *	30	76	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2015 *	26	69	2.7	26	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	65	2.2	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 87% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%18th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	77%	13%	109	107
2023/24	93%	17%	110	109
2022/23	97%	19%	111	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

Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Appleton Thorn Primary School
2.1 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Broomfields Junior School
2.5 km · Warrington

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School
2.5 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School
2.8 km · Warrington

2026

1.9applications per place
Whitley Village School
3.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Stockton Heath Primary School
3.4 km · Warrington

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary School
3.6 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149613 · 877/3639
Trust: Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School (URN 111382)
Address: Stretton Road, Stretton, Warrington, WA4 4NT
Local authority: Warrington

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