Voluntary controlled school · St. Helens

Wargrave CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
424Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104787URN

Bradlegh Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

93 applications for 57 places · 40th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below St. Helens median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

93 applications · 57 places offered · 53 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.9; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9

This school
St. Helens median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	57	93	1.6	53	0.93
Sep 2025	41	78	1.9	40	0.98
Sep 2024	55	91	1.7	52	0.95
Sep 2023	48	84	1.8	46	0.96
Sep 2022	59	96	1.6	56	0.95
Sep 2021	56	92	1.6	54	0.96
Sep 2020	56	91	1.6	49	0.88
Sep 2019	40	77	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2018	57	96	1.7	53	0.93
Sep 2017	47	87	1.9	39	0.83
Sep 2016	45	91	2.0	42	0.93
Sep 2015	45	93	2.1	41	0.91
Sep 2014	45	80	1.8	34	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 62% · Maths 74% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%37th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	2%	105	103
2023/24	57%	9%	105	103
2022/23	38%	0%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wargrave CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

2026

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
1.0 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

72%met the SATs standard
The District CofE Primary School
1.1 km · St. Helens

Good2021

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
1.2 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

1.8applications per place
St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Lyme Community Primary School
1.9 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Burtonwood Community Primary School
2.1 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Warrington

2026

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104787 · 342/3106
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 424 on roll
Free school meals: 35.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bradlegh Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8QL
Local authority: St. Helens

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources