Park Road Community Primary School, WARRINGTON

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Primary
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Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~476m)Possible (~680m)Unlikely (~884m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Kathryn Quigley
Pupils:195 / 210 capacity
LA:Warrington
Phone:01925723550
Address:Wroxham Road, Great Sankey, WARRINGTON, WA5 3EF
Trust:OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 10 months ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 25 November 2025View full report
URN:145387
UKPRN:10066397
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Warrington South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Park Road is a caring community where every child is known as an individual and receives expert support tailored to their needs. The school excels at supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs, helping them catch up quickly and thrive. Pupils develop excellent behaviour, strong relationships, and confidence through enriching activities including sports competitions, creative performances, and community engagement opportunities.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional behaviour and attendance with clear, consistently applied expectations
  • High-quality, personalized support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs
  • Strong leadership and governance with focus on staff development and inclusion
  • Calm, orderly atmosphere with pupils taking active responsibility for their own behaviour
  • Wide-ranging enrichment activities that expose pupils to career options and build aspirations

Areas for Improvement

  • More challenging tasks needed for pupils with high prior attainment to secure deeper knowledge
  • Teachers need to check more carefully what pupils already know in English and mathematics to avoid repetition
  • Early years provision could offer more complex tasks and better-resourced activities to challenge children further

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports competitions, creative performances, horticulture, community café hosting, annual flower show, educational visits based on pupil interests

Park Road Community Primary School is a thriving community where pupils achieve well and feel safe, with strong leadership and exceptional support for disadvantaged pupils. The school creates a calm, orderly atmosphere that helps all pupils focus on their learning.

At a Glance

9.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+16ppMaths-7ppWriting+10pp

Reading has improved from 75% to 91%. Maths has declined from 88% to 81%. Writing has improved from 78% to 88%.

Class Sizes

29.2

Avg class size

28.7

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

5

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Sankey for Penketh Rail Station
595m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Philips Drive (opp)
116m · 2 min walk
Princess Avenue (cnr)
264m · 4 min walk
Charles Avenue (cnr)
364m · 6 min walk
Stanley Avenue
403m · 7 min walk
Park Road (S-bound)
430m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

195 pupils

210 capacity

15 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - WARRINGTON

High pressure
New homes approved:131
Projected new pupils:33

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for WARRINGTON

Admissions Demand - Warrington

Low demand0.77x oversubscription

Places available

2,510

Applications

1,933

Got 1st preference

96.0%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Primary admissions across Warrington (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

25 November 2025
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsRequires Improvement
5 April 2022
6 February 2018

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.42758%

Overall absence

6.52174%

Persistent absence

184

Enrolments

Authorised2.21371%
Unauthorised1.21387%
Persistent (10%+)6.52174%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.48059%
18/19
1.71071%
20/21
4.66826%
21/22
3.57765%
22/23
3.80698%
23/24
3.42758%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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