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Newchurch Community Primary School

Community school · Warrington · WA3 4DX

Ages 4–11 · 204 pupils · Warrington

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.7%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
169

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
51
Preferred offers (top 3)
18
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

204 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
204
Boys / girls
102 / 102
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
204 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
18.6%
FSM pupils
38
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 Jayne Narraway

Location

Address
Glebeland, Culcheth
Postcode
WA3 4DX
Town
Warrington
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Warrington
District
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

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, 204 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.6%.

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%

    0.6 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

    1.0 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

    1.3 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

    1.7 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

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jayne Narraway
Telephone
01925763427
Website
newchurchprimary.co.uk

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