St Alban's Catholic Primary School

About St Alban's Catholic Primary School

St Alban's Catholic Primary School in Warrington was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management all received a Good grade. For a more detailed picture of academic outcomes, the most telling metric is the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths, where 48% of pupils met the benchmark. This figure sits well below the Warrington local authority average of 69%, placing the school 51st out of 55 primary schools in the borough and in the bottom 50% nationally. The school's ranking score of 48 reflects this gap, though it is worth noting that the school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage, with 26.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Looking deeper into the 2023/24 KS2 results, the picture is mixed. In writing, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard, which is a strong showing, and 14% achieved a higher standard. Reading and maths both saw 66% of pupils reach the expected level, with average scaled scores of 105 in each subject. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in reading was 21%, and in maths it was 31%. The combined expected standard figure of 48% is the headline that parents will want to weigh carefully, especially given the school's ranking in the bottom 50% nationally. It is also worth noting that the school has no progress scores published for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. The previous Ofsted inspection in 2012 also rated the school Good, so there has been no recent change in the overall judgement.

St Alban's is a Roman Catholic primary school for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It has capacity for 240 pupils but currently has 200 on roll, and it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 34 applications for 15 places, with all 15 first-preference applicants offered a place. The school offers a range of facilities including a chapel, forest school, sports hall, art studios, library and ICT suite, and runs clubs such as gardening, art, film, drama, coding and choir. Sports on offer include football, athletics, netball and rounders. The school has SEND provision for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment and multi-sensory impairment. For families prioritising a Catholic faith setting with a strong writing outcome and a broad range of extracurricular activities, St Alban's may be a good fit, though the below-average combined KS2 results are an important consideration.

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