Academy converter · Warrington

Gorse Covert Primary School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147389URN

Gorse Covert Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.8 below Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

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41 applications for 30 places · 53rd of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Warrington median (2.1) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 30 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.4; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Warrington median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Warrington median

Dashed bars: as Gorse Covert Primary School (URN 111208), the previous school.

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	30	41	1.4	24	0.80
Sep 2025	24	43	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2024	27	53	2.0	27	1.00
Sep 2023	23	41	1.8	23	1.00
Sep 2022	30	59	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	63	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	67	2.2	37	1.23
Sep 2019 *	32	62	1.9	28	0.88
Sep 2018 *	33	67	2.0	33	1.00
Sep 2017 *	41	73	1.8	36	0.88
Sep 2016 *	45	87	1.9	46	1.02
Sep 2015 *	45	97	2.2	42	0.93
Sep 2014 *	45	102	2.3	49	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%18th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	77%	13%	109	107
2023/24	66%	11%	106	106
2022/23	76%	12%	107	107

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

Gorse Covert Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Birchwood CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Locking Stumps Community Primary School
2.2 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Newchurch Community Primary School
2.7 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Culcheth Community Primary School
3.0 km · Warrington

Remains Good · improving2023

3.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Lewis Catholic Primary School
3.3 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Croft Primary School
3.5 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Woolston CofE Aided Primary School
3.5 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147389 · 877/2687
Trust: One Community Trust
Capacity: 242 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 24.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Gorse Covert Primary School (URN 111208)
Address: Gorse Covert Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TS
Local authority: Warrington

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