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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Strong standardURN 144798

Great Sankey Primary School

Academy converter · Warrington · WA5 1SB

Ages 3–11 · 350 pupils · Warrington

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Ofsted

Strong standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

79%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.56 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2025-11-25

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)79%
Higher standard (RWM)21%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.5%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
279

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

1.56 · Competitive

1st preferences

70

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
167
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
3
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 fill111%

350 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
350
Boys / girls
172 / 178
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
350 / 315 (111%)
Free school meals
11.4%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
The Challenge Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Wilding

Location

Address
Great Sankey Primary School, Liverpool Road, Great Sankey
Postcode
WA5 1SB
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Warrington, Warrington, 350 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 11.4%.

Open schools in Warrington
103
Primary schools in Warrington
77
Academies among open schools in Warrington
49% (50)
Open schools in WA5
24
Primary in WA5
20
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.

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    • KS265%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM5.6%
    • Demand1.00

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    • KS292%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand0.90

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    • KS272%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand1.23

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  • Penketh South Community Primary School

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    • FSM11.1%
    • Demand0.81

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    • KS254%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Penketh Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS284%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM9.7%
    • Demand0.87

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Wilding
Telephone
01925728176
Website
www.greatsankeyprimaryschool.co.uk

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