Oughtrington Primary School
In 2026 offers reached 0.31 miles. Enter your postcode to see where your home falls.
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Good, September 2024
- Getting in
- Oversubscribed; last offer 0.31 mi (2026)
- Results
- 57% expected standard; 0% higher standard
- Size
- 391 pupils; 30 places a year; classes of 28
- Run by
- The Beam Education Trust
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11 · Mixed
- Sessions missed: 3.1%, against 4.0% in Warrington.
- Persistently absent: 4.0%, against 6.7% in Warrington.
- Expected standard: 57%, against 68% in Warrington.
- Higher standard: 0%, against 10% in Warrington.
At a glance
Against Warrington and EnglandOverview
Getting in
- 45 families put it first for 30 places; 30 of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
Quality
- Good
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 57% (England 62%) (county 68%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 0% (England 8%) (county 10%)
Daily life
- Absence: 3.1% of sessions missed; 4.0% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 4.6% and 9.6%
- Suspensions: 0 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 27.9 pupils; 23% of classes have more than 30
- 24.4 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 256 m
- 0 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 0 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³, PM2.5 6.3 (1 km square, background level)
Who runs it
- The Beam Education Trust, with 4 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 May 2021
- Replaced Oughtrington Community Primary School (URN 111135)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. How places are offered →
Offer day, year by year
| Entry | Year | Places | Applications | Offered | Refused | Last distance (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 30 | — | 30 | — | 0.31 |
| Reception | 2025 | 60 | — | 50 | — | — |
| Reception | 2024 | 60 | — | 49 | — | — |
| Reception | 2023 | 60 | — | 43 | — | — |
| Reception | 2022 | 60 | — | 47 | — | — |
| Reception | 2021 | 60 | — | 59 | — | — |
Source: Council offer-day figures: Warrington Borough Council, 2021 to 2026. A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought. Distances are straight lines from the school.
Applications and offers, DfE
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 30 |
| Reception | 2025 | 49 | 46 | 82 | 46 |
| Reception | 2024 | 48 | 48 | 85 | 47 |
| Reception | 2023 | 43 | 43 | 78 | 43 |
| Reception | 2022 | 45 | 44 | 102 | 44 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2022 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
Feeder school rules
Priority at secondary schools
Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 57% | 62% | 68% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 0% | 8% | 10% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | Band | England | Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | Lower half | 10,224 of 14,817 | 55 of 67 |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2024 | Graded inspection | Quality of education: Good |
Source: Ofsted, 2024.
Daily life
Absence
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 7.0% | 0.3% |
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 6.5% | 0.3% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 4.6% | 9.6% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 4894 schools.
Suspensions and exclusions
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2.2 | 0.5% | 9 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 0.8 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 27.9 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 23% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 24.4 | November 2025 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 256 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 0 serious and 0 fatal in all; 0 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 8.1 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 10.6 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 6.3 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 13% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 7.4% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 18% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 3.6% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 46% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- The Beam Education Trust, with 4 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 May 2021
- Replaced Oughtrington Community Primary School (URN 111135)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- Council offer-day figures: Warrington Borough Council
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Lymm and the Warrington league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
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