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EnglandNorth WestWarringtonWA5 2PNPenketh South Community Primary School
Primary

Penketh South Community Primary School

Primary

Warrington · Warrington · WA5 2PN http://penkethsouthcp.co.uk/

Pupils
250
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
250
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
250
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarrington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Penketh South Community Primary School · Primary · Warrington

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
52%
-21pp
77%65%52%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
18%9%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
66%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
250
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2PN
Local authority
Warrington
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%0%79%34%59%0%76%21%66%72%106.0104.0106.019%250
2023/2473%3%83%40%83%10%80%30%83%87%108.0105.0108.022%251
2022/2361%6%81%26%68%6%87%32%74%77%107.0106.0106.0+0.00-3.20+0.1018%256
2018/1977%18%77%45%86%32%77%27%82%82%107.0105.0109.0+1.60+1.80+0.5010%234

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2525021.319%8%13%4%5%
2023/2425121.522%6%15%4%6%
2022/2325624.118%5%12%5%10%
2021/2224522.515%3%11%6%12%
2020/2123421.410%1%10%
2018/1923420.310%1%12%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.