Penketh South Community Primary School

State-Funded School

penketh-south-community-primary-school-warrington-north-west

North WestRegion

WarringtonLocal Authority

Warrington SouthConstituency

WA5 2PNPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Penketh South Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Warrington, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 230 pupils. Penketh South Community Primary School is part of The Challenge Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

230

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 230
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Challenge Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 September 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
15 Jun 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.