Park Road Community Primary School, WARRINGTON
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
195 pupils
210 capacity
15 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - WARRINGTON
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for WARRINGTON
Admissions Demand - Warrington
Places available
2,510
Applications
1,933
Got 1st preference
96.0%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Warrington (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.42758%
Overall absence
6.52174%
Persistent absence
184
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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