Birchwood CofE Primary SchoolLocking Stumps Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Warrington.

Summary of the comparison

Birchwood CofE Primary School and Locking Stumps Community Primary School are primary schools in Warrington.

  • Birchwood CofE Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Locking Stumps Community Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Locking Stumps Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Birchwood CofE Primary School was judged Good and Locking Stumps Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for Birchwood CofE Primary School and 56.0% for Locking Stumps Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Birchwood CofE Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Birchwood CofE Primary School versus Locking Stumps Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WarringtonBirchwood CofE Primary SchoolWarringtonLocking Stumps Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking47th of 61 in Warrington Stronger figure54th of 61 in Warrington
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll149 400
Capacity226 420
LocationWarrington, WA3 6QG Warrington, WA3 7PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census149 400
Free school meals (ever 6)53.0% 36.0%
English as an additional language22.1% 11.3%
SEN support12.1% 19.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.8% 10.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Birchwood CofE Primary School · Locking Stumps Community Primary School