St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Warrington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.571 miles
Published by Warrington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Warrington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.571 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.571 miles away, 24th longest of 65 Warrington primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.13 miles).
- The Reception 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2023; it swung sharply between some years, most from 2023 to 2024.
- Reception 2026 had 12 first-choice applications for 12 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 4 of the 24 applications (17%) came from outside Warrington.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warrington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Milnthorpe Road, Chapel Lane, St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Warrington, WA5 4PN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Warrington
- Pupils on roll
- 118 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel a strong sense of belonging to this small and nurturing school.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families well.”
- “Parents and carers value the 'family feel' of the school that ensures that pupils are safe, included and understood.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils have misconceptions, in mathematics, that are not fully addressed.”
- “As a result, these pupils are not as confident at applying their mathematics knowledge as they otherwise could be.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the curriculum is being strengthened so pupils develop important knowledge and skills more effectively, for example chronology in history.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warrington.
- Burtonwood Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Callands Primary Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westbrook Old Hall Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chapelford Village Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park Road Community Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Winwick CofE Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published