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 (59% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
21.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
25%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 71.8%
Other White 12.1%
Mixed 4%
Irish Traveller 2.4%
Other Asian 2.4%
Indian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Irish 0.8%
African 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 50%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher10
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher19
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
4
0
Reception, Full-time
10
3
7
Year 1
11
7
4
Year 2
17
8
9
Year 3
22
13
9
Year 4
18
7
11
Year 5
17
11
6
Year 6
19
10
9
Year 2024-2025

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