St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Milnthorpe Road, Warrington, WA5 4PN
118 pupils · 56% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Free school meals
- 27.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 12 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 14 | 26 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 11 | 21 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 14 | 25 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 16 | 23 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 15 | 28 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 13 | 26 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Burtonwood Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wargrave CofE Primary School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The District CofE Primary School 2.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School 2.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Lyme Community Primary School 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.