Appleton Thorn Primary School is a primary school located in Warrington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/11/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Arley Road, Warrington, WA4 4RW
Website: http://www.appletonthornprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01925266764
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Warrington
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Zoe Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111138

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.6 to 2
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.2
Maths
N/A: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appleton Thorn Primary School
Arley Road , Appleton Thorn WA4 4RW
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School
Stansfield Drive , Appleton WA4 3EA
4out of 4 1,872 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Stretton Road , Stretton WA4 4NT
4out of 4 2,282 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Broomfields Junior School
Bridge Lane , Appleton WA4 3AH
- not rated 2,697 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Church Lane , Grappenhall WA4 3EP
3out of 4 2,966 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgewater High School
Broomfields Road , Appleton WA4 3AE
4out of 4 3,039 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.