Penketh Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Warrington
Penketh Primary School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Warrington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Coniston Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Warrington
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They are proud to demonstrate the school values of kindness, respect, responsibility and resilience in all that they do.”
- “Pupils are kind and considerate towards others.”
To improve
- “However, their thinking about the curriculum in the early years is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Leaders have not mapped out the essential vocabulary and knowledge to be taught in the Reception Year in order for children to be a well prepared as possible for their learning in Year 1.”
- “However, some aspects of the curriculum are not taught as well as leaders intend.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 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) | 81% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Warrington published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warrington.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Penketh South Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Park Road Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Great Sankey Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chapelford Village Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published