Voluntary aided school · Warrington

Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111315URN

Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, WA4 3EP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

129 applications for 60 places · 26th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

The graded inspection, 3 December 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

4 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
3 December 2019
Graded inspection: 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Warrington median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

129 applications · 60 places offered · 65 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.0; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Warrington median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Warrington median median 2.3
2016 2.2; Warrington median median 2.2
2015 2.2; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 2.0; Warrington median median 2.3

This school
Warrington 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	60	129	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2025	51	102	2.0	48	0.94
Sep 2024	52	89	1.7	52	1.00
Sep 2023	60	117	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2022	60	110	1.8	66	1.10
Sep 2021	60	103	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2020	57	118	2.1	53	0.93
Sep 2019	60	130	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2018	57	112	2.0	55	0.96
Sep 2017	60	115	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2016	58	125	2.2	50	0.86
Sep 2015	59	131	2.2	63	1.07
Sep 2014	60	122	2.0	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 85% · Maths 87% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%27th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warrington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	17%	107	105
2023/24	75%	8%	106	105
2022/23	54%	7%	103	103

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

Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bradshaw Primary School
0.6 km · Warrington

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Thelwall Infant School
1.1 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School
1.4 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Thelwall Community Junior School
1.5 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2024

64%met the SATs standard
Alderman Bolton Primary School
1.7 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Warrington

2025

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School
1.8 km · Warrington

2026

1.9applications per place
Broomfields Junior School
1.9 km · Warrington

Good2024

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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111315 · 877/3505
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 5.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, WA4 3EP
Local authority: Warrington

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