Penketh Primary School

Primary · Warrington · WA5 2QY · URN 143072

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-03-28Cohort 207

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 32

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 60 schools in Warrington

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
81%
Warrington 66.1%England 61%
14.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
6%
Warrington 9.1%England 8%
3.1 percentage points below the area average of 9.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
110
Warrington 106.79England 105
3.2 above the area average of 106.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
108
Warrington 105.88England 105
2.1 above the area average of 105.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
107
Warrington 106.39England 105
0.6 above the area average of 106.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
31%
Warrington 33.1%England 32%
2 percentage points below the area average of 33.1
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
97%
Warrington 80.5%
16.5 percentage points above the area average of 80.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
81%
Warrington 74.1%
7 percentage points above the area average of 74.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
97%
Warrington 77.5%
19.5 percentage points above the area average of 77.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
32
Warrington 36
4.3 below the area average of 36.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Warrington	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	81% Warrington 66.1%England 61%	14.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1	20 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	6% Warrington 9.1%England 8%	3.1 percentage points below the area average of 9.1	2 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	110 Warrington 106.79England 105	3.2 above the area average of 106.8	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	108 Warrington 105.88England 105	2.1 above the area average of 105.9	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	107 Warrington 106.39England 105	0.6 above the area average of 106.4	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	31% Warrington 33.1%England 32%	2 percentage points below the area average of 33.1	1 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	97% Warrington 80.5%	16.5 percentage points above the area average of 80.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	81% Warrington 74.1%	7 percentage points above the area average of 74.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	97% Warrington 77.5%	19.5 percentage points above the area average of 77.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	32 Warrington 36	4.3 below the area average of 36.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Warrington · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 11.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 9.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 16pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 31% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 6% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 81% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 76% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Penketh Primary School Good at its inspection on 28/03/2023.
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