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Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 3EP · stwilfridsprimary.co.uk · 01925 262721
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warrington 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 404
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Free school meals
- 5.7%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Warrington it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 December 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Dec 2024 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 88
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (18%) with SEND