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Locking Stumps Community Primary School

Community school · Warrington · WA3 7PH

Ages 4–11 · 406 pupils · Warrington

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
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 absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.0%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
358

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
97
Preferred offers (top 3)
54
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill97%

406 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
406
Boys / girls
232 / 174
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
406 / 420 (97%)
Free school meals
36%
FSM pupils
146
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
Mr Jamie Vermiglio

Location

Address
Glover Road, Birchwood
Postcode
WA3 7PH
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, 406 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 36%.

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

  • Birchwood CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Warrington · WA3 6QG · Warrington

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM56.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • St Bridget's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    WARRINGTON · WA2 0ER · Warrington

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM56.1%
    • Demand0.94

    1.4 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

    1.4 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

    1.4 miles away

  • Woolston CofE Aided Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Warrington · WA1 4QL · Warrington

    Ages 5–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM18.8%
    • Demand0.76

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jamie Vermiglio

Official links