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Penketh Primary School

Warrington, WA5 2QYPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
84%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
27 1st-choice / 28 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#887 of 13,686 nationally

About Penketh Primary School

Penketh Primary School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a step down from the Outstanding grade it received in its previous inspection back in 2009. The inspection report awarded Good across all five key areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. But the real story is in the school’s academic outcomes. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 tests, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well above the Warrington local authority average of 69%, placing Penketh 7th out of 55 primary schools in the area — comfortably inside the top 10. The school also scored a ranking score of 84, putting it in the top 6% nationally. For a relatively small primary with just 208 pupils, these results are striking.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressConiston Avenue, Warrington, Warrington, WA5 2QY
HeadteacherRebecca Kayll
Local AuthorityWarrington
Number of Pupils208
Free School Meals (FSM)8.7%
School Capacity208 / 210 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 25 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Outdoor PlaygroundForest SchoolICT SuiteArt StudiosLibraryPlaying FieldsSports HallSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

FootballRoundersGymnasticsCricketDanceSwimming

Clubs & Activities

GardeningDramaChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:40-09:00

Source: penkethprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Penketh Primary School

Penketh Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.