Community school · Warrington

Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School

3–11Ages
396Pupils
PrimaryPhase
132768URN

Stansfield Drive, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, WA4 3EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 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

3.7per place

1.6 above Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

221 applications for 60 places · 1st of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted'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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Warrington median (2.1) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

221 applications · 60 places offered · 101 named it first

2026 3.7; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.8; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.4; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 3.1; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.7; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 3.7; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 4.8; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 3.9; Warrington median median 2.0
2018 4.6; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 4.0; Warrington median median 2.3
2016 4.2; Warrington median median 2.2
2015 4.3; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 5.0; Warrington median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Warrington median in 13 of 13 years.

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	221	3.7	101	1.68
Sep 2025	60	169	2.8	81	1.35
Sep 2024	60	146	2.4	68	1.13
Sep 2023	60	184	3.1	69	1.15
Sep 2022	45	120	2.7	44	0.98
Sep 2021	29	108	3.7	30	1.03
Sep 2020	29	139	4.8	46	1.59
Sep 2019	30	116	3.9	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	137	4.6	49	1.63
Sep 2017	30	121	4.0	50	1.67
Sep 2016	30	126	4.2	35	1.17
Sep 2015	30	129	4.3	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	151	5.0	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 87% · Maths 94% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%5th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	87%	19%	110	110
2023/24	84%	41%	110	109
2022/23	90%	29%	110	109

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 Heys Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Broomfields Junior School
0.9 km · Warrington

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School
1.2 km · Warrington

2026

1.9applications per place
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Appleton Thorn Primary School
1.7 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Bradshaw Primary School
2.0 km · Warrington

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.3 km · Warrington

Good2022

1.9applications per place 52%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 132768 · 877/2730
Capacity: 300 pupils · 396 on roll
Free school meals: 7.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2001
Address: Stansfield Drive, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington, WA4 3EA
Local authority: Warrington

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