Thelwall Community Junior School
Thelwall New Road, Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Waldron
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 111000
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925263365
About this school
Thelwall Community Junior School is a community primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thelwall Community Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 71% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 91% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 89% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thelwall Community Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thelwall Community Junior School compares
Thelwall Community Junior School ranked 37th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 3.7% | 17.1% | 162 | — |
| Thelwall Infant School | — | 3.6% | 5.7% | 140 | 0.4 miles |
| Bradshaw Primary School | 70% | 5.1% | 18.2% | 159 | 0.7 miles |
| Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | 72% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 404 | 1.0 miles |
| Woolston Community Primary School | 62% | 3.6% | 19.2% | 230 | 1.3 miles |
| Statham Primary School | 90% | 4.1% | 27.1% | 203 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.07%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 6.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thelwall Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Bradshaw Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Woolston Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Statham Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Lymm
Other schools in Warrington
Thelwall Community Junior School ranks 44th of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thelwall Community Junior School teach?
- Thelwall Community Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Thelwall Community Junior School?
- The headteacher of Thelwall Community Junior School is Mrs Alison Waldron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thelwall Community Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thelwall Community Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Thelwall Community Junior School?
- Thelwall Community Junior School has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Thelwall Community Junior School full?
- Thelwall Community Junior School has capacity for 180 pupils and 162 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thelwall Community Junior School a faith school?
- No. Thelwall Community Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thelwall Community Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thelwall Community Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thelwall Community Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thelwall Community Junior School compare with other schools in Warrington?
- Thelwall Community Junior School ranked 37th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thelwall Community Junior School's absence rate?
- Thelwall Community Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thelwall Community Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thelwall Community Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.