Newchurch Community Primary School, Warrington
Newchurch Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Warrington. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 62nd-highest of the 69 schools in Warrington with published results, and 11,625th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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 27 Oct 2026
Newchurch Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Newchurch Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 80% in Warrington and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 76% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Newchurch Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Newchurch Community Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 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 Newchurch Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newchurch Community Primary School are Culcheth Community Primary School (0.6 miles, 88% reading, 97% maths); Twiss Green Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 81% maths); St Lewis Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 80% reading, 50% maths); and Croft Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 85% maths).
Newchurch Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Culcheth Community Primary SchoolTwiss Green Community Primary SchoolSt Lewis Catholic Primary SchoolCroft Primary School
What parents say
32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Newchurch Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Birchwood Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newchurch Lane (opposite), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 35 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warrington (96).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Newchurch Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
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
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Newchurch Community Primary School is a happy, friendly place. Pupils are proud to be 'Newchurch Robins'. They are polite and considerate towards one another and staff. Pupils behave well in class and at breaktimes.
Pupils benefit from staff knowing them very well as individuals. Across the school, staff treat pupils with kindness and respect. Staff are willing to help pupils and to listen to any concerns that they may have. This helps pupils to feel happy and safe.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has successfully developed a broad and rich curriculum that is ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND. The curriculum has been designed to ensure that children in the early years and pupils in the rest of the school build on their prior learning confidently. Much thought has gone into shaping the Newchurch 'chocolate box' curriculum, where every child can find their favourite subject.
Teachers benefit from high-quality training that helps them to deliver the curriculum effectively. In most subjects, they use their subject knowledge well to design activities that help pupils learn the curriculum successfully. In the main, teachers carefully check pupils' understanding and address any gaps in their knowledge. However, in a small number of subjects, teachers do not identify and remedy gaps in pupils' knowledge as well as they could. At times, this hinders how effectively some pupils learn.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2012 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
18.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
32 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 76% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 86% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Newchurch Community Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Newchurch Community Primary School 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
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 19 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
3 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.
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Your chances of a place at Newchurch Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
201 pupils
210 places
9 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
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
18.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
204
Total Pupils
102
Boys
102
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
22.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,519
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,447
Per pupil
£1208k
Total funding
£62k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
13.0%
Persistent absence
185
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
Newchurch Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Newchurch Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Newchurch Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Newchurch Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is Newchurch Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Newchurch Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Newchurch Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Newchurch Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Warrington allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Newchurch Community Primary School?
Newchurch Community Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Newchurch Community Primary School?
Classes at Newchurch Community Primary School average 29.1 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Newchurch Community Primary School?
Newchurch Community Primary School has around 204 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Newchurch Community Primary School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Newchurch Community Primary School in 2024/25. 13% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Newchurch Community Primary School?
Apply through Warrington's coordinated admissions process, naming Newchurch Community Primary School 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 Newchurch Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 19 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 3 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 Newchurch Community Primary School?
Newchurch Community Primary School is at Glebeland, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 4DX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)