Penketh South Community Primary School
Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Lawton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Challenge Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 145710
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925726558
About this school
Penketh South Community Primary School is a primary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Penketh South Community 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 73% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 87% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Penketh South Community 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 | 73% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 251 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Penketh South Community Primary School compares
Penketh South Community Primary School ranked 51st of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4% | 13.4% | 230 | — |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 3.6% | 9.9% | 131 | 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)
- 13.37%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 5.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Penketh Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Great Sankey Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Park Road Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Penketh South Community Primary School ranks 59th 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 Penketh South Community Primary School teach?
- Penketh South Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Penketh South Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Penketh South Community Primary School is Mrs Claire Lawton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Penketh South Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Penketh South Community 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 Penketh South Community Primary School?
- Penketh South Community Primary School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Penketh South Community Primary School full?
- Penketh South Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 230 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Penketh South Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Penketh South Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Penketh South Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Penketh South Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Penketh South Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Penketh South Community Primary School is part of THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Penketh South Community 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 52% 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 South Community Primary School compare with other schools in Warrington?
- Penketh South Community Primary School ranked 51st of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% 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 South Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Penketh South Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Penketh South Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Penketh South Community 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 10 July 2026.