St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 7 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Warrington
Unique reference
111367
Address
Milnthorpe Road, Chapel Lane, St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, WA5 4PN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
124 (65% of total capacity)
Boys
53.2%
Girls
46.8%
First language not English
12.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.4%
Persistent absence
11.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Irish Traveller 1.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Other Asian 1.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Irish 0.8%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage-2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
8
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes17.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher17
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
2
1
Reception, Full-time
11
7
4
Year 1
17
8
9
Year 2
21
13
8
Year 3
17
7
10
Year 4
18
11
7
Year 5
18
9
9
Year 6
17
8
9
Year 2023-2024

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