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Callands Community Primary School

Community school · Warrington · WA5 9RJ

Ages 4–11 · 378 pupils · Warrington

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
355

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

39

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
90
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill90%

378 pupils · 418 places

Pupils on roll
378
Boys / girls
190 / 188
School capacity
418
Capacity fill
378 / 418 (90%)
Free school meals
20.6%
FSM pupils
78
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Siobhan Bentley

Location

Address
Callands Road, Callands
Postcode
WA5 9RJ
Town
Warrington
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Warrington
District
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Warrington, Warrington, 378 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.6%.

Open schools in Warrington
103
Primary schools in Warrington
77
Academies among open schools in Warrington
49% (50)
Open schools in WA5
24
Primary in WA5
20
Open schools in Warrington LA
95
Primary in Warrington LA
69

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WarringtonNear WA5

  • Callands Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA5 9RJ · Warrington

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM23.1%

    0.0 miles away

  • Westbrook Old Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA5 9QA · Warrington

    Ages 5–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM27.7%
    • Demand0.97

    0.8 miles away

  • Bewsey Lodge Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA5 0AG · Warrington

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM53.1%

    1.0 miles away

  • St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Warrington · WA2 9HS · Warrington

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • St Alban's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Warrington · WA5 0JS · Warrington

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM26.9%
    • Demand0.96

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Siobhan Bentley

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