Cherry Tree School
Hardy Road, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0NXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Cherry Tree School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 92 schools in Warrington. It ranks 21st of 65 primary schools in Warrington. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 December 2023, report published 18 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 December 2023
Pupils are excited to come to school each day. Cherry Tree is a school where pupils model the school's motto to 'bring out the best in each other'. This means that pupils, including children in the early years, blossom and grow. Pupils enjoy the calm and nurturing atmosphere. Staff care well for them. Pupils feel safe to express their own opinions and views. This helps them to feel happy. Pupils treat others with kindness. Their conduct is exemplary. The school has high expectations of pupils' achievements that they typically rise to accomplish. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from a well-thought-out curriculum and, as a result, succeed. The exceptional wider development offer for pupils is such that they leave school as confident, articulate and considerate young people. Pupils throughout school thrive through the many leadership responsibilities that they have. Pupils appreciate many opportunities to grow their own fruit and vegetables in the school's allotment. They harvest this produce to make and sell a variety of jams and chutneys. This enables pupils to understand the importance of enterprise.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, staff do not check pupils' understanding of vocabulary knowledge well enough. This means that, on occasion, some pupils' learning is less secure than others. The school should ensure that staff check on pupils' understanding of important terminology. This would enable pupils to make connections in their learning.
- The school has not identified the important vocabulary that children in the early years should learn. On occasion, this hampers staff from designing learning that builds children's knowledge over time. The school should ensure that it refines its curriculum thinking to determine the vocabulary that children should learn.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
33 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
210 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Cherry Tree School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statham Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 90% met the expected standard |
| Ravenbank Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Oughtrington Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 57% met the expected standard |
| Thelwall Community Junior School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| Thelwall Infant School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Halpin
- Phone
- 01925755885
- Address
- Hardy Road, Lymm, Warrington, WA13 0NX
- Local authority
- Warrington
- URN
- 111150
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.