Appleton Thorn Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Warrington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.685 miles
Published by Warrington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Appleton Thorn Primary School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. Warrington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Appleton Thorn 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 | 0.685 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
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 0.685 miles away, the 18th shortest of 65 Warrington primary schools with a published distance (this one included).
- The Reception last distance offered was nearer the school in 2026 than in 2025 or 2023, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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
- Arley Road, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, WA4 4RW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Warrington
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at this welcoming village school bring its motto of ‘individuals achieving, our community succeeding’ to life.”
- “Pupils are excited to come into school each day.”
- “Staff form nurturing relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, some teaching does not clearly follow the progression of learning that is set out in the curriculum.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not build their knowledge securely over time.”
- “However, in a few subjects, this does not happen.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2025 (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) | 74% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 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.
- Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broomfields Junior School 1.5 mi Good
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bradshaw Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published