Callands Primary Academy, Warrington
Callands Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Warrington, part of Warrington Primary Academy Trust. It was 90% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warrington (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Callands Primary Academy in detail
Results
Callands Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Callands Community Primary School (URN 111214), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Callands Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Callands Primary Academy as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Callands Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Callands Primary Academy are Dallam Community Primary School (0.4 miles, 77% reading, 74% maths); St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School (0.7 miles); Westbrook Old Hall Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); and Bewsey Lodge Academy (1 mile).
Dallam Community Primary SchoolSt Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary SchoolWestbrook Old Hall Primary SchoolBewsey Lodge Academy
The trust
Callands Primary Academy is one of 9 schools run by Warrington Primary Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
28.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (64%), Chinese (10%) and Asian (8%).
In 2026, 53 pupils (16.3%) received SEN support and 7 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Warrington West Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barmouth Close (opposite), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 155 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warrington (96), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Callands Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Callands Community Primary School (URN 111214), it was rated Outstanding in March 2016.
At a Glance
23.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
12
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Callands Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Callands Community Primary School (URN 111214), the school Callands Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Callands Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 80% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Callands Primary Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Callands Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Callands Primary Academy is in Warrington; for families living there:
Apply to Warrington for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warrington is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Callands Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
377 pupils
418 places
41 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Warrington
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Warrington
Across Warrington council
Places available
2,365
Applications
2,024
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Warrington council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
18.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
325
Total Pupils
162
Boys
163
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,533
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Callands Community Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Callands Community Primary School (URN 111214), the school Callands Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Callands Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
4.5%
Overall absence
10.4%
Persistent absence
347
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Callands Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Callands Primary Academy
Are there exam results for Callands Primary Academy?
Callands Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Callands Community Primary School (URN 111214), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Callands Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Callands Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Callands Community Primary School (URN 111214), it was rated Outstanding in March 2016.
What is the catchment area for Callands Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Callands Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Warrington allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Callands Primary Academy?
Callands Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 418 places.
How big are the classes at Callands Primary Academy?
Classes at Callands Primary Academy average 27.1 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Callands Primary Academy?
Callands Primary Academy has around 325 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Callands Primary Academy?
Apply through Warrington's coordinated admissions process, naming Callands Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Callands Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warrington is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Callands Primary Academy?
Callands Primary Academy is at Callands Road, Callands, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 9RJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)