Bruche Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Warrington·WA1 3TT
Composite score
96.9
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#40
National rank
#5
In North West
#1
In Warrington
Top 0.3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
97%
% achieving higher RWM
29%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
77%
39 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.30
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
102
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
0.37 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 599 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.34
00.511.52
1 per place
1.7220221.6720231.3320240.9620251.302026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
243
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,191
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Bruche Academy at a glance

Located in Warrington, Bruche Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 243 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 97% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 111 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 29% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 77% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (39 first choices for 30 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.37 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 25.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.

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