Appleton Thorn Primary School

Arley Road, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, WA4 4RW

Local ranking48th of 61 primary schools in Warrington

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Appleton Thorn Primary School (URN 111138) since 1 April 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 90.0%
Writing (Expected): 77.0%
Maths (Expected): 84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 84.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 108.0
Cohort Size: 31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 202
Boys: 96 (48%)
Girls: 106 (52%)
Capacity: 210 (96% full)
SEND: 14.4%
FSM Eligible: 8.4%
EAL: 14.9%
SEN with EHC Plan: 5.5%
SEN Support: 8.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 25.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 8.1
Budget per Pupil: £6,322/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 5.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 72.8%
Asian Chinese: 6.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 5.5%
White Other: 3.5%
Asian Other: 2.5%
Gypsy/Roma: 2.0%
Asian Indian: 2.0%
Other: 1.5%

72.8%

White British

6.4%

Asian Chinese

5.5%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01925266764

office@appletonthorn.tcat.uk.com

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Arley Road

Warrington, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149676
UKPRN: 10092119
Establishment No.: 2317
Trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST

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