St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Warrington
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2023. Warrington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Padgate Lane, Padgate, Warrington, WA1 3LB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Warrington
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are nurtured at St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School.”
- “They benefit from the support of the caring staff who know them well.”
- “If they feel anxious or worried, they trust adults in the school to help them.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the school does not make the most important knowledge and skills pupils should acquire and remember clear enough.”
- “This means that teachers do not revisit or consolidate some key concepts before they introduce new learning.”
- “As a result, staff cannot check sufficiently well whether pupils have remembered earlier learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (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) | 72% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Warrington published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warrington.
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brook Acre Community Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bruche Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Beamont Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published