Penketh South Community Primary School
Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2PNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Penketh South Community Primary School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 92 schools in Warrington. It ranks 61st of 65 primary schools in Warrington. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2017.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 9 May 2017, report published 15 June 2017
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 28 September 2022
Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well. This is because leaders and staff are ambitious for pupils and they help them to do their best. Leaders provide pupils, including children in early years, with a worthwhile curriculum. This helps pupils to thrive at this school. Pupils said that they enjoy a range of subjects, not because the learning is easy, but because staff help them to think deeply about their work. Staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour. Pupils, including children in the Nursery and Reception classes, are happy and settled, and feel safe. Pupils behave sensibly in lessons and when moving around the building. They are polite and show much self- control. Pupils agree with leaders that learning how to respect one another is an important and successful part of life at Penketh South. Pupils said that leaders and staff, including the school's 'safe and sound team', resolve any concerns about bullying swiftly and effectively. Pupils, including those with SEND, value the extra learning opportunities that staff provide for them, including the popular school choir. Pupils gain many new skills from lessons in the school's woodland area. For instance, some pupils recently made a bird house and learned how to use a saw. They hope that maybe the robins, house sparrows or goldfinches that they have learned to identify will come and nest in the boxes that they have made.
What the school should improve
- Some reading books are less-well matched to the sounds that pupils know. This causes some pupils to struggle more than necessary with their reading. Leaders should make certain that the reading books selected by staff fully match pupils' phonic knowledge.
- In a few foundation subjects in the wider curriculum, leaders have not identified some of the important knowledge that pupils must learn. While pupils enjoy their learning, they do not know some of the key subject information that they need to remember. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum content is more clearly identified in these remaining subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
230 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Penketh South Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Penketh Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 81% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Great Sankey Primary School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 78% met the expected standard |
| Park Road Community Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 81% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Lawton
- Phone
- 01925726558
- Address
- Finlay Avenue, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2PN
- Local authority
- Warrington
- URN
- 145710
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.