St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Warrington, Warrington
WA5 4PN
Composite score
44.8

School overview

St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Warrington, Warrington, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 124 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 60% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#9,182
National rank
#1323
In North West
#48
In Warrington
Top 62%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 124 % FSM ever-6 27.2% % EAL 21.8% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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