Frodsham Primary Academy
Ship Street, Frodsham, WA6 7PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Callaghan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Warrington Primary Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 133
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 149077
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928249840
About this school
Frodsham Primary Academy is a primary academy in Frodsham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 80 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 67% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 44% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| 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 Frodsham Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frodsham Primary Academy compares
Frodsham Primary Academy ranked 19th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 9% | 53.9% | 80 | — |
| Frodsham Manor House Primary School | 81% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 214 | 0.4 miles |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 5.2% | 15.3% | 73 | 0.6 miles |
| Frodsham CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 219 | 0.9 miles |
| Hillview Primary School | 54% | 4.7% | 19.3% | 168 | 1.1 miles |
| Beechwood Primary School | 71% | 4% | 17.8% | 151 | 1.2 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)
- 53.85%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.04%
- Persistent absence
- 32.05%
Location
Nearby schools
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Frodsham Manor House Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Frodsham
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St Luke's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Frodsham
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Frodsham CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Frodsham
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Hillview Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Runcorn
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Beechwood Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Frodsham
Frodsham Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Frodsham.
- Alvanley and Manley Village School Primary
- Frodsham CofE Primary School Primary
- Frodsham Manor House Primary School Primary
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Primary
- Horn's Mill Primary School Primary
- Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Norley Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Helsby High School Secondary
- Fern House School and College Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Frodsham Primary Academy teach?
- Frodsham Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Frodsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Frodsham Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Frodsham Primary Academy is Mrs Gemma Callaghan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Frodsham Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frodsham Primary Academy, 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 Frodsham Primary Academy?
- Frodsham Primary Academy has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Frodsham Primary Academy full?
- Frodsham Primary Academy has capacity for 133 pupils and 80 on roll (60%), 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 Frodsham Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Frodsham Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Frodsham Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Frodsham Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Frodsham Primary Academy?
- Frodsham Primary Academy 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.
- What SEN provision does Frodsham Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Frodsham Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Frodsham Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 22% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Frodsham Primary Academy rank locally?
- Frodsham Primary Academy ranked 19th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frodsham Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Frodsham Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frodsham Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frodsham Primary Academy'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.