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Kassia Academy and Support Services

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedAcademy alternative provision converter18 pupilsWarrington
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, June 2024
Pupils from low-income families44%Far more than most schools
Places42 spare18 pupils, 60 places
Pupils per teacher5.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll18Census January 2026

Kassia Academy and Support Services is an academy alternative provision converter in Warrington for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 18 pupils and room for 60. About 44 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Fallowfield Grove, Padgate, Warrington, WA2 0QQ01925 452010tkas.org.ukMr Glenn Prime headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 June 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
5 May 2022UngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Warrington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll18Census January 2026
Places6030% full
Pupils from low-income families44%44% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support17%3 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan83%15 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)39%£7,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls11 / 7
White British pupils89%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) and SEN unit with 60 pupils and a SEN unit with 60 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Warrington with social, emotional and mental health provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (12), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), language and communications needs (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll181914996
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals44%53%57%56%67%17%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support26%43%44%44%50%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans74%57%56%56%50%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers10.0full-time equivalent, 10 people
Pupils per teacher5.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants9.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£66,176
Teachers who left in the year18%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher4.52024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£38,020England £7,128. Total £1.9m
Income per pupil£38,653England £7,587. Total £1.9m
Spent on teachers per pupil£14,837England £3,405
Money in reserve3%Not much put by: £63k, £1,292 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£31kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£38,020spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m11712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate59 per 1,000 people35% lower than the England average
Typical house price£255,000Warrington
Nearest bus stop150 mFreshfields Drive, 6 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Christ Church CofE Primary School PadgateChurch of England610 m307Good 202373Compare
Green Lane Community Special SchoolCouncil750 m229Not inspectedCompare
Woolston Brook SchoolCouncil760 m73No overall grade 2025Compare
King's Leadership Academy WarringtonFree school920 m804Not inspected89Compare
Padgate AcademyAcademy920 m661Good 202326Compare
Fox Wood Special SchoolCouncil970 m174Report card 2026Compare
Bruche AcademyAcademy0.6 miles243Good 202295Compare
Woolston CofE Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles208Good 202382Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Kassia Academy and Support Services a good school?

Kassia Academy and Support Services doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2024.

What is Kassia Academy and Support Services's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Kassia Academy and Support Services good at its last full inspection on 25 June 2024.

How many pupils does Kassia Academy and Support Services have?

18 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 60 places, so it is 30% full.

Does Kassia Academy and Support Services have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) and sen unit for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Fallowfield Grove, Padgate, Warrington, WA2 0QQ
Telephone
01925 452010
Website
tkas.org.uk
Headteacher
Mr Glenn Prime
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Kings Academy Trust (6 schools)
Local authority
Warrington
Ward
Poulton North
Constituency
Warrington North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2018 (academy converter)
URN
144240 · LAESTAB 8771104 · UKPRN 10065506
Formerly
New Horizons School

Where these figures come from