Kingsway Primary Academy School

Kingsway Primary Academy School has shown significant improvement since joining the Warrington Primary Academy Trust, with inspectors noting the school delivers a good quality of education across all areas. Pupils enjoy their time at school, feel safe, and are motivated to learn, thanks to the supportive environment and high expectations set by the staff. The school's curriculum is well-structured to meet the needs of pupils, and it fosters strong relationships within the student body and between students and staff.

Strengths

• Ambitious and well-adapted curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• Wide range of extracurricular activities
• Positive attitudes towards learning
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Collaboration with parents and community

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils have gaps in subject knowledge
• A minority of pupils do not attend school regularly enough

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kingsway Primary Academy School attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 29.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.5% of pupils at Kingsway Primary Academy School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kingsway Primary Academy School had 15.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.2% of pupils at Kingsway Primary Academy School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 16.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 29 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Kingsway Primary Academy School received £11,222 and spent £10,777 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £28,000 (£132 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Warrington Primary Academy Trust, income was £7,245 and spending £7,000 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Widnes · Halton local authority: places and applications

Kingsway Primary Academy School is part of Warrington Primary Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Ditton Primary School Widnes
• Penketh Primary School Warrington
• Frodsham Primary Academy Frodsham
• Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery Warrington
• Callands Primary Academy Warrington
• Beamont Primary School Warrington
• Alderman Bolton Primary School Warrington
• Bruche Academy Warrington

What is Kingsway Primary Academy School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingsway Primary Academy School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Kingsway Primary Academy School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingsway Primary Academy School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Kingsway Primary Academy School have?

Kingsway Primary Academy School has 214 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingsway Primary Academy School cover?

Kingsway Primary Academy School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Kingsway Primary Academy School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kingsway Primary Academy School?

Kingsway Primary Academy School is at Kingsway, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7QS.