Oughtrington Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Howard Avenue, Lymm, WA13 9EHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Oughtrington Primary School is a primary school in Lymm for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 92 schools in Warrington. It ranks 44th of 57 primary schools in Warrington. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 2 December 2024

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

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

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 September 2024

Pupils and staff are incredibly proud to be part of this school. Members of 'Team Oughty' champion one another and recognise each other's strengths. This contributes towards an environment where success is both celebrated and rewarded. Pupils are eager to come into school and live up to the motto of 'aspiring to greater heights' by rising to the high expectations that the school has of their achievement. The school is committed to promoting pupils' well-being. It expects pupils to treat one another in a way that they would like to be treated themselves. Pupils behave exceptionally well in school. They listen attentively in lessons. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), form very positive relationships with staff. They trust that staff will help them with any concerns they may have. This helps pupils to feel happy at school. Pupils benefit from an extremely well-thought-out set of experiences which help them to understand the wider world. Pupils take their responsibilities seriously. They know it is up to them to make a difference in society. Pupils demonstrate this by engaging with older generations when they help out at the school's weekly local luncheon group.

What the school should improve

  • In a couple of subjects, the curriculum is not sufficiently clear about the important knowledge that pupils need to know. This limits teachers when designing learning and prevents pupils from gaining the depth of knowledge that they should. The school should finalise its curriculum thinking in this small number of subjects so that pupils achieve consistently well in all areas of the curriculum.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

63 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths57%

57%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

391 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals13.3%

13.3%, 13.2 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language7.4%

7.4%, 14.2 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support17.6%

17.6%, 2.8 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.6%

3.6%, 2.4 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Oughtrington Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Ravenbank Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good77% met the expected standard
Cherry Tree School1 mileOfsted: Good79% met the expected standard
Statham Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good90% met the expected standard
Little Bollington CofE Primary School2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement9% met the expected standard
High Legh Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good58% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
THE BEAM EDUCATION TRUST
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Valerie Forrest
Address
Howard Avenue, Lymm, WA13 9EH
Local authority
Warrington
URN
148458

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.