St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Dominic Vernon
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 111376
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925726544
About this school
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 131 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Vincent's Catholic Primary 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 24 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 54% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 67% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 88% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 75% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Vincent's 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 | 53% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 125 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Vincent's Catholic Primary School compares
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ranked 36th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 | 65% | 3.6% | 9.9% | 131 | — |
| Penketh South Community Primary School | 52% | 4% | 13.4% | 230 | 0.0 miles |
| Penketh Primary School | 81% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 214 | 0.7 miles |
| Great Sankey Primary School | 78% | 3.6% | 12.4% | 350 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Road Community Primary School | 81% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 195 | 1.0 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)
- 9.91%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Penketh South Community Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Penketh Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Great Sankey Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Park Road Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ranks 43rd 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 St Vincent's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Vincent's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is Mr Dominic Vernon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Vincent's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Vincent's 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 many pupils are at St Vincent's Catholic Primary School?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 131 on roll (62%), 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 Vincent's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Vincent's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Vincent's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Vincent's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 Vincent's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Warrington?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ranked 36th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Vincent's 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.