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Voluntary aided school · Warrington

Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 214Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 133676URN

Dorchester Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1XE · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
close to Warrington median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

26 applications for 13 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
75%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 10 March 2026
    Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
  2. 24 June 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.0applications per place, Reception
close to Warrington median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

26 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.0; Warrington median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
  3. 2024 1.4; Warrington median median 2.0
  4. 2023 1.4; Warrington median median 1.9
  5. 2022 1.5; Warrington median median 2.0
  6. 2021 1.5; Warrington median median 2.0
  7. 2020 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1
  8. 2019 1.4; Warrington median median 2.0
  9. 2018 1.7; Warrington median median 2.1
  10. 2017 1.7; Warrington median median 2.3
  11. 2016 1.9; Warrington median median 2.2
  12. 2015 2.1; Warrington median median 2.3
  13. 2014 1.5; Warrington median median 2.3
More applications per place than the Warrington median in 1 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202613262.0120.92
Sep 202514302.1141.00
Sep 202429401.4291.00
Sep 202330411.4331.10
Sep 202229421.5280.97
Sep 202121311.5170.81
Sep 202019422.2160.84
Sep 201930421.4290.97
Sep 201824411.7220.92
Sep 201730501.7260.87
Sep 201629551.9280.97
Sep 201530622.1321.07
Sep 201430451.5240.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 96% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%22nd of 57 in Warrington
Reading
Expected standard86%
Higher standard43%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard82%
Greater depth14%
Maths
Expected standard96%
Higher standard36%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Warrington median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2575%11%107108
2023/2474%3%106108
2022/2376%3%108110

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

  • 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
133676 · 877/2732
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
38.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 September 2002
Replaced
Hood Manor Community Primary School (URN 111201)
Address
Dorchester Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1XE
Local authority
Warrington

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources