Appleton Thorn Primary School
Arley Road, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, WA4 4RW
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by Appleton Thorn Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Jones
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 111138
- Local authority
- Warrington
About this school
Appleton Thorn Primary School was a community primary school in Warrington. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Appleton Thorn Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 |
| Writing progress | +0.90 |
| Maths progress | -1.10 |
How Appleton Thorn Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 96% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.7% | 9.2% | 185 | — |
| Appleton Thorn Primary School | 74% | 3% | 8.4% | 198 | 0.0 miles |
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 6% | 396 | 1.1 miles |
| Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.1% | 9.7% | 209 | 1.3 miles |
| Broomfields Junior School | 60% | 3.7% | 24.4% | 323 | 1.5 miles |
| Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | 72% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 404 | 1.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.2%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Appleton Thorn Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Broomfields Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other 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 year groups does Appleton Thorn Primary School teach?
- Appleton Thorn Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Warrington.
- Has Appleton Thorn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Appleton Thorn Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Appleton Thorn Primary School?
- Appleton Thorn Primary School had 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Appleton Thorn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Appleton Thorn Primary 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 11 September 2023.