Appleton Thorn Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Arley Road
 Appleton Thorn
 Warrington
 Cheshire WA4 4RW
Telephone: 01925 266764

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2023
History: This school arose from Appleton Thorn Primary School
Trust: The Challenge Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Challenge Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Zoe Jones (since April 2017)
Previous Headteacher: Craig Burgess (went to Woolston Community Primary School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 8.05 / 6.55
Non-teaching Staff*: 8.97
Number of pupils: 202
Pupils Per Teacher: 25.1
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 8.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 3.6% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 27.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Warrington
Constituency: Warrington South
Electoral Ward: Grappenhall
School Number: 8772317

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st April 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  2. Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  3. Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  4. Broomfields Junior School (2.7km) show on map
  5. The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  6. St Monica's Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  7. Bridgewater High School (3.0km) show on map
  8. Bradshaw Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  9. St Thomas' CofE Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  10. Thelwall Infant School (3.8km) show on map
  11. Thelwall Community Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  12. Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School (3.9km) show on map
  13. Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  14. Stockton Heath Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  15. Willow Tree Park (4.1km) show on map
  16. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Volunta... (4.1km) show on map
  17. Alderman Bolton Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  18. Chaigeley School (4.2km) show on map
  19. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  20. Whitley Village School (4.4km) show on map
  21. Willow Green CIO (4.5km) show on map
  22. Priestley College (4.6km) show on map
  23. Cardinal Newman Catholic High School (4.6km) show on map
  24. Cherry Tree School (4.6km) show on map
  25. Statham Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  26. Latchford St James CofE Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  27. Cransley School (5.4km) show on map
  28. St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
  29. Woolston Community Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  30. Bruche Academy (5.9km) show on map
  31. Green Lane Community Special School (5.9km) show on map
  32. Fox Wood Special School (5.9km) show on map
  33. Ravenbank Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  34. King's Leadership Academy Warrington (6.0km) show on map
  35. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  36. Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  37. Comberbach Nursery and Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  38. High Legh Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  39. Woolston Brook School (6.1km) show on map
  40. Woolston CofE Aided Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  41. UTC Warrington (6.2km) show on map
  42. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  43. Daresbury Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  44. Lymm High School (6.4km) show on map
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  46. Great Budworth CofE Primary School (6.4km) show on map
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  48. Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery (6.6km) show on map
  49. Moore Primary School (6.6km) show on map
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  51. St Alban's Catholic Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  52. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (6.8km) show on map
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  54. Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate (6.9km) show on map
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  64. Warrington and Vale Royal College (7.5km) show on map
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  70. Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School (7.8km) show on map
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  73. Birchwood CofE Primary School (8.0km) show on map
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  80. Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School (8.2km) show on map
  81. Locking Stumps Community Primary School (8.3km) show on map
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  84. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (8.5km) show on map
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  86. St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool (8.5km) show on map
  87. Penketh High School (8.5km) show on map
  88. Gorsewood Primary School (8.5km) show on map
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  90. Windmill Hill Primary School (8.7km) show on map
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  95. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  96. Murdishaw West Community Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  97. Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy (9.2km) show on map
  98. St Helen's Church of England Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  99. Penketh Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  100. Gorse Covert Primary School (9.3km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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