St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolBruche Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School and Bruche Academy are primary schools in Warrington.

  • St Oswald's Catholic Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bruche Academy scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bruche Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Oswald's Catholic Primary School 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 72.0% for St Oswald's Catholic Primary School and 97.0% for Bruche Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bruche Academy (100.0% in 2022-23, 97.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School versus Bruche Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WarringtonSt Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolWarringtonBruche AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking44th of 61 in Warrington 5th of 61 in Warrington Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll206 243
Capacity210 210
LocationWarrington, WA1 3LB Warrington, WA1 3TT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% 97.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard16.0% 29.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 111.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census206 243
Free school meals (ever 6)18.9% 20.7%
English as an additional language25.7% 6.6%
SEN support13.1% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.3% Stronger figure3.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.2% Stronger figure3.7% 15.8%

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.

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

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