Penketh Primary School
Coniston Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Burke
- Sponsor
- Warrington Primary Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 143072
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925723719
About this school
Penketh Primary School is a primary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 84% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 16% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 94% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 88% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 91% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Penketh 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 | 63% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Penketh Primary School compares
Penketh Primary School ranked 11th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 207 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 214 | 0.4 miles |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 3.6% | 9.9% | 131 | 0.5 miles |
| Penketh South Community Primary School | 52% | 4% | 13.4% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| Park Road Community Primary School | 81% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 195 | 0.6 miles |
| Great Sankey Primary School | 78% | 3.6% | 12.4% | 350 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.65%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 5.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Penketh South Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Park Road Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Great Sankey Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Penketh Primary School ranks 13th 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 Penketh Primary School teach?
- Penketh Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Penketh Primary School?
- The headteacher of Penketh Primary School is Miss Rachel Burke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Penketh Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Penketh 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 Penketh Primary School?
- Penketh Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Penketh Primary School full?
- Penketh Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Penketh Primary School a faith school?
- No. Penketh Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Penketh Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Penketh Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Penketh Primary School?
- Penketh Primary School is part of WARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Penketh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Penketh Primary School rank locally?
- Penketh Primary School ranked 11th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Penketh Primary School's absence rate?
- Penketh 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 Penketh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Penketh 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 2 July 2026.