Appleton Thorn Primary School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Warrington council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Warrington's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 32 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 25 of the families who put it first got a place (78%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 1 April 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

198 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01925266764

Address

Arley Road, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, WA4 4RW

Website

appletonthornprimary.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports