St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Milnthorpe Road, Chapel Lane, Warrington, WA5 4PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Abram
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 111367
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925224686
About this school
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 118 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 16 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 50% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 13% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 69% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 56% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 69% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary 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 | 50% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School compares
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School ranked 42nd of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5% | 27.2% | 118 | — |
| Burtonwood Community Primary School | 81% | 5% | 20.2% | 206 | 0.4 miles |
| Wargrave CofE Primary School | 57% | 5.2% | 35.6% | 424 | 1.5 miles |
| The District CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.7% | 51.4% | 365 | 1.8 miles |
| Barrow Hall Community Primary School | 79% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 628 | 1.8 miles |
| Lyme Community Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 38.2% | 218 | 1.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.19%
- English as an additional language
- 21.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burtonwood Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Wargrave CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
-
The District CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
-
Barrow Hall Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Lyme Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
Other schools in Warrington
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School ranks 50th 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 year groups does St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School is Mrs Clare Abram, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary 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 big is St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School?
- St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School full?
- St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 118 on roll (56%), 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 St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary 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 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School ranked 42nd of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul of the Cross Catholic 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 29 June 2026.