Newchurch Community Primary SchoolCroft Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Newchurch Community Primary School and Croft Primary School are primary schools in Warrington.

  • Newchurch Community Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Croft Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Croft Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Newchurch Community Primary School was judged the expected standard and Croft 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 47.0% for Newchurch Community Primary School and 73.0% for Croft Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Newchurch Community Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Croft Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Newchurch Community Primary School versus Croft Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WarringtonNewchurch Community Primary SchoolWarringtonCroft Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking43rd of 61 in Warrington 16th of 61 in Warrington Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll201 213
Capacity210 210
LocationWarrington, WA3 4DX Warrington, WA3 7DG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 21.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census201 213
Free school meals (ever 6)22.9% 8.4%
English as an additional language5.0% 1.9%
SEN support14.9% 11.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 5.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% 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.

Newchurch Community Primary School

Croft Primary School

Full profiles: Newchurch Community Primary School · Croft Primary School