Broomfields Junior School
Bridge Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Morris Brown
- Sponsor
- The Challenge Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 323
- URN
- 147637
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925265297
About this school
Broomfields Junior School is a primary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 323 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 90 | 83 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 63% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 80% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 81% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Broomfields Junior 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 | 73% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 351 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broomfields Junior School compares
Broomfields Junior School ranked 41st 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 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 3.7% | 24.4% | 323 | — |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 3.9% | 11.3% | 152 | 0.2 miles |
| The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.4% | 17.9% | 231 | 0.2 miles |
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 6% | 396 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Stockton Heath Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 13.9% | 402 | 0.9 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)
- 24.42%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 5.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
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The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
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St Thomas' CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Stockton Heath Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Broomfields Junior School ranks 49th 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
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
- Callands Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broomfields Junior School teach?
- Broomfields Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Broomfields Junior School?
- The headteacher of Broomfields Junior School is Mrs Rachel Morris Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broomfields Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broomfields Junior 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 Broomfields Junior School?
- Broomfields Junior School has 323 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Broomfields Junior School full?
- Broomfields Junior School has capacity for 390 pupils and 323 on roll (83%), 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 Broomfields Junior School a faith school?
- No. Broomfields Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broomfields Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Broomfields Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Broomfields Junior School?
- Broomfields Junior 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 Broomfields Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% 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 Broomfields Junior School rank locally?
- Broomfields Junior School ranked 41st 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 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broomfields Junior School's absence rate?
- Broomfields Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broomfields Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broomfields Junior 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.