Oughtrington Primary School
Howard Avenue, Lymm, WA13 9EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BEAM EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Gillian Marsland
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 148458
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925752086
About this school
Oughtrington Primary School is a primary academy in Lymm. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 391 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oughtrington 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 61 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 67% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 84% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Oughtrington 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 | 66% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 396 |
| 2024/25 | 391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oughtrington Primary School compares
Oughtrington Primary School ranked 45th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 3.1% | 12.8% | 391 | — |
| Ravenbank Primary School | 77% | 3.3% | 10.3% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| Cherry Tree School | 79% | 2.9% | 13.1% | 210 | 1.4 miles |
| Statham Primary School | 90% | 4.1% | 27.1% | 203 | 1.5 miles |
| Little Bollington CofE Primary School | 9% | 7.3% | 21.1% | 75 | 2.0 miles |
| High Legh Primary School | 58% | 5.4% | 13.2% | 162 | 2.1 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)
- 12.79%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.12%
- Persistent absence
- 4.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ravenbank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Lymm
-
Cherry Tree School1.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Statham Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Lymm
-
Little Bollington CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Altrincham
-
High Legh Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Knutsford
Other schools in Lymm
- Ravenbank Primary School Primary
- Statham Primary School Primary
- Lymm High School Secondary
- Willow Tree Park Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Oughtrington Primary School teach?
- Oughtrington Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lymm.
- Who is the headteacher of Oughtrington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oughtrington Primary School is Miss Gillian Marsland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oughtrington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oughtrington 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 Oughtrington Primary School?
- Oughtrington Primary School has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oughtrington Primary School full?
- Oughtrington Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 391 on roll (93%), 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 Oughtrington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oughtrington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oughtrington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oughtrington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oughtrington Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Oughtrington Primary School is part of THE BEAM EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oughtrington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oughtrington Primary School compare with other schools in Warrington?
- Oughtrington Primary School ranked 45th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oughtrington Primary School's absence rate?
- Oughtrington Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oughtrington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oughtrington 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.