SCHOOL PROFILE

Burtonwood Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145390
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 May 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 February 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 27 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Warrington
Trust OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 206 206 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 87 42.2% of pupils
Male pupils 119 57.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.4%
5.4 pts below England
School 19.4%
Warrington 23.7%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.9%
17.4 pts below England
School 2.9%
Warrington 16.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Warrington 0.7%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
69.9%
144
Unclassified
25.7%
53
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
3
Chinese
1.5%
3
White and Asian
1.0%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.1% 27 of 206 pupils
7.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.1%
Warrington 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.2% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts below
EHC plans 1.9% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 14
No specialist assessment yet 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

81.0% 20.6 pts above England
School 81.0%
Warrington 66.1%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Warrington 80.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Warrington 74.1%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
Warrington 77.5%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.20 pts lower than England
School 5.02%
Warrington 5.79%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.44%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.38 pts lower than England
School 10.44%
Warrington 12.94%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Warrington 1.66%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.1% 9.9 pts above England
Burtonwood Community Primary School
98.1%
Warrington
92.6%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information