SCHOOL PROFILE

Brook Acre Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151050
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 0 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Warrington
Trust ONE COMMUNITY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 201 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 108 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 103 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.9%
32.1 pts above England
School 56.9%
Warrington 23.7%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.1%
5.8 pts above England
School 26.1%
Warrington 16.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.3%
3.3 pts above England
School 4.3%
Warrington 0.7%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.0%
154
Any other White background
12.3%
26
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
6
Chinese
2.4%
5
Pakistani
1.9%
4
White and Asian
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.4% 62 of 211 pupils
8.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.4%
Warrington 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.2% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 8.4 pts above
EHC plans 6.2% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 30
Social, emotional & mental health 19
No specialist assessment yet 6
Hearing impairment 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
Warrington 66.1%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Warrington 80.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Warrington 74.1%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Warrington 77.5%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.79 pts lower than England
School 5.43%
Warrington 5.79%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.70 pts lower than England
School 11.11%
Warrington 12.94%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Warrington 1.66%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.5% 12.3 pts above England
Brook Acre Community Primary School
100.5%
Warrington
92.6%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information