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Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Warrington · WA4 3EP

Ages 5–11 · 404 pupils · Warrington

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2019-12-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)75%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.9%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
366

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

52

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

52

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

404 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
404
Boys / girls
215 / 189
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
404 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
5.7%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Speed

Location

Address
Church Lane, Grappenhall
Postcode
WA4 3EP
Town
Warrington
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Warrington
District
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Warrington, Warrington, 404 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chester.

Open schools in Warrington
103
Primary schools in Warrington
77
Academies among open schools in Warrington
49% (50)
Open schools in WA4
25
Primary in WA4
19
Open schools in Warrington LA
95
Primary in Warrington LA
69

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WarringtonNear WA4

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • FSM21.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • Thelwall Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA4 2HF · Warrington

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM6.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Thelwall Community Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Warrington · WA4 2HX · Warrington

    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM13.0%

    1.0 miles away

  • Alderman Bolton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA4 1PW · Warrington

    Ages 2–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM49.8%
    • Demand0.97

    1.1 miles away

  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Warrington · WA4 1PY · Warrington

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM48.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Warrington · WA4 3DB · Warrington

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand0.86

    1.1 miles away

  • Broomfields Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Warrington · WA4 3AH · Warrington

    Ages 7–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM25.4%

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Speed
Telephone
01925262721
Website
www.stwilfridsprimary.co.uk

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