Penketh Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Warrington
Unique reference
143072
Address
Coniston Avenue, Penketh, WA5 2QY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
210 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
12.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.5%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.9%
Chinese 9.5%
Mixed 3.4%
Pakistani 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Other White 1%
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-0.5
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
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 107
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Penketh Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
28
14
14
Year 1
29
17
12
Year 2
29
15
14
Year 3
29
15
14
Year 4
32
17
15
Year 5
31
16
15
Year 6
32
13
19
Year 2023-2024

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