Christ Church CofE Primary School PadgateBruche Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate and Bruche Academy are primary schools in Warrington.

  • Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bruche Academy scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bruche Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate was judged Good and Bruche Academy 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 75.0% for Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate and 97.0% for Bruche Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate (53.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bruche Academy (100.0% in 2022-23, 97.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate versus Bruche Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WarringtonChrist Church CofE Primary School PadgateWarringtonBruche AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking38th of 61 in Warrington 5th of 61 in Warrington Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll343 243
Capacity315 210
LocationWarrington, WA2 0QJ Warrington, WA1 3TT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% 97.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard15.0% 29.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 111.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census343 243
Free school meals (ever 6)25.9% 20.7%
English as an additional language8.5% 6.6%
SEN support18.9% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.7% 3.7% 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

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate

Bruche Academy

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