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Culcheth Community Primary School

Community school · Warrington · WA3 5HH

Ages 4–11 · 217 pupils · Warrington

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.24 · Competitive

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
188

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

1.24 · Competitive

1st preferences

36

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
77
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill103%

217 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
217
Boys / girls
117 / 100
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
217 / 210 (103%)
Free school meals
18%
FSM pupils
39
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 Amanda Dodd

Location

Address
Warrington Road, Culcheth
Postcode
WA3 5HH
Town
Warrington
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Warrington
District
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

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, 217 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18%.

Open schools in Warrington
103
Primary schools in Warrington
77
Academies among open schools in Warrington
49% (50)
Open schools in WA3
24
Primary in WA3
18
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 WA3

  • Culcheth Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA3 5HH · Warrington

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM20.4%

    0.0 miles away

  • Newchurch Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Warrington · WA3 4DX · Warrington

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand0.94

    0.6 miles away

  • St Lewis Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Warrington · WA3 7BD · Warrington

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM18.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Gorse Covert Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA3 6TS · Warrington

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM24.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Croft Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA3 7DG · Warrington

    Ages 2–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM9.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Gilded Hollins Community School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leigh · WN7 3PQ · Wigan

    Ages 4–11

    • KS297%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM7.2%
    • Demand1.20

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Dodd

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