Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Primary schoolCronton Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Knowsley, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 233 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Cronton Church of England Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Knowsley and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)280 m
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- St Basil's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Tower CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.8 km
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Knowsley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).