Dallam Community Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Warrington·WA5 0JG
Composite score
55.9
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#5,192
National rank
#683
In North West
#32
In Warrington
Top 35%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
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
100%
29 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
41
any preference, for 29 places
Last place offered lived
0.36 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 587 m

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
274
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
60.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
31.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
22.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
16.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,411
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Dallam Community Primary School

Dallam Community Primary School is a primary school in Warrington, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 274 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 35% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Dallam Community Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 29 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.36 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. There are about 14.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 60% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. 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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