Newchurch Community Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Glebeland, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 4DXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Newchurch Community Primary School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 92 schools in Warrington. It ranks 59th of 65 primary schools in Warrington. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 11 November 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 15 October 2024

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. The school has high expectations for what pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), will learn. Pupils demonstrate the school's values of resilience, respect, responsibility, resourcefulness, reciprocity and reflection. Pupils learn what these values mean and why they are important. Pupils mostly achieve well and are well 'prepared to fly' by the time they move on to the next stage of their education. Pupils are proud of the positive contribution that they make to school life. They are enthusiastic about their many responsibilities. These include taking on roles like subject leaders, sports leaders and buddies. Older pupils particularly enjoy supporting children in the early years with their learning. They retell with fondness the many magical memories of their journey through school.

What the school should improve

  • The school's approach to assessment in a few subjects is in the early stage of development. This means that there are some gaps in pupils' knowledge that are not addressed as effectively as they should be. The school should ensure that staff are equipped to swiftly identify and remedy these gaps in pupils' knowledge. This is so that pupils can build their knowledge and make sense of new information in these subjects more easily.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

32 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths47%

47%, 15 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths6%

6%, 2 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

204 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals18.6%

18.6%, 7.9 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language4.9%

4.9%, 16.7 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support12.3%

12.3%, 2.5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan5.9%

5.9%, 0.1 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Newchurch Community Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Twiss Green Community Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good68% met the expected standard
Culcheth Community Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good79% met the expected standard
St Lewis Catholic Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good40% met the expected standard
Croft Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good73% met the expected standard
Gorse Covert Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good77% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Community school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Jayne Narraway
Address
Glebeland, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 4DX
Local authority
Warrington
URN
111189

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.