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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

Warrington, WA1 3LB · Warrington · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
6.8/10 Above average

20th of 57 primary schools in Warrington we can score, 69 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 8.3/10 against 3,162 of them, against 7.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 72.0 · 71 40% 2.83
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 16.0 · 85 25% 2.13

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 72.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 16.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in November 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (8.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.6 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join the School Council, Mini Vinnies, and orienteering, while also participating in the Theatre Partnership Project and trips to Manchester Palace Theatre.

Getting in. The school has 185 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving 25 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the higher standard in maths? What provisions are available for children who arrive late or leave early, given there is no breakfast or after-school club? How does the school maintain its Good rating following the 2023 inspection?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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