Academy converter · Warrington

Culcheth Community Primary School

4–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151049URN

Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.9 above Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

54 applications for 18 places · 4th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving) · as Culcheth Community Primary School, URN 111180
5 December 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Culcheth Community Primary School, URN 111180

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Warrington median (2.1) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

54 applications · 18 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 3.0; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.7; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2023 2.9; Warrington median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 3.4; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 2.8; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.7; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Warrington median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Warrington median

Dashed bars: as Culcheth Community Primary School (URN 111180), 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	18	54	3.0	16	0.89
Sep 2025	28	75	2.7	27	0.96
Sep 2024 *	29	77	2.7	36	1.24
Sep 2023 *	30	88	2.9	43	1.43
Sep 2022 *	30	101	3.4	42	1.40
Sep 2021 *	25	69	2.8	22	0.88
Sep 2020 *	30	79	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2019 *	28	76	2.7	30	1.07
Sep 2018 *	29	74	2.6	29	1.00
Sep 2017 *	27	75	2.8	26	0.96
Sep 2016 *	30	88	2.9	26	0.87
Sep 2015 *	31	91	2.9	37	1.19
Sep 2014 *	30	82	2.7	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 85% · Maths 97% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%12th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	79%	9%	108	109
2023/24	76%	12%	107	106
2022/23	79%	6%	106	106

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

Culcheth Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

3.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Newchurch Community Primary School
1.0 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Twiss Green Community Primary School
1.1 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Glazebury Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.6applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Lewis Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Gorse Covert Primary School
3.0 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Croft Primary School
3.1 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Gilded Hollins Community School
3.3 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
3.7 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151049 · 877/2402
Trust: One Community Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 20.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Culcheth Community Primary School (URN 111180)
Address: Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5HH
Local authority: Warrington

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