Locking Stumps Community Primary School

About Locking Stumps Community Primary School

Locking Stumps Community Primary School sits in Warrington, a local authority where the average Key Stage 2 attainment score is 69. The school’s own headline metrics aren’t publicly available in the same format, but its Ofsted record offers a clearer picture: it has held a Good rating across both its most recent graded inspection in 2017 and an ungraded visit in 2022, where inspectors confirmed it remains Good. That consistency matters in a borough where only six out of 69 primary schools have achieved Outstanding. The school is oversubscribed by a ratio of 2.33 to one, with 70 applications for 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 32 of those were first-preference choices. That level of demand suggests local parents see something worth securing, even if the school doesn’t sit among the top-ranked peers like Bruche Primary School Academy or Stretton St Matthew’s CofE Primary School.

Academically, the school’s Ofsted breakdown from its 2017 graded inspection rated overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision all as Good. The 2022 ungraded inspection confirmed no decline, with leadership and management again judged Good. While the data doesn’t include a specific Progress 8 score or KS2 SATs results for the school itself, the local authority average of 69 for KS2 provides a benchmark. The school serves a community with a higher-than-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals, at 36 per cent, which often correlates with additional challenges. The headteacher, Jamie Vermiglio, leads a school of 400 pupils, just shy of its 420 capacity. The absence of published exam results means parents will want to look closely at the school’s own performance data, but the sustained Good rating and oversubscription suggest outcomes are meeting local expectations.

The school offers a broad set of facilities, including a forest school, sensory room, ICT suite, library, art studios, and playing fields, which support a varied extracurricular programme. Clubs include eco club, drama, gardening, choir, and science club, while sports on offer are rounders, swimming, football, and dance. For families with children who have additional needs, the SEND provisions are extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. The school is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form. Given its oversubscription, families should apply early and consider it a strong local option, particularly if they value a Good-rated school with a wide range of support and enrichment activities in a community-focused setting.

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