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Frodsham Primary Academy

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personMrs Gemma Callaghan

corporate_fareWARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onFrodsham, WA6 7PZ

phone 1928249840

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2025

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Students

102

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Frodsham Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Frodsham, serving ages 2-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Frodsham Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of WARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 85 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 116 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #1,653 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%

Reading77% LA 74%

Writing85% LA 70%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.4

-1.5 to 6.7

2.1

Write

LA 0.1

-1.8 to 6.1

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.6 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-25

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2021-07-15

Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Good

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-09-23

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 85 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	85	2	2.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	87	1	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	92	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	92	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	99	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	91	0	0.0%	0.6%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Frodsham Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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