St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Warrington · WA2 9HS · Warrington
Ages 4–11
- KS277%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM43.2%
- Demand1.00
0.1 miles away
OpenNurseryOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 110956
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School
Local authority nursery school · Warrington · WA2 9HY
Ages 2–4 · 102 pupils · Warrington
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-05-10
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- Boys / girls
- 61 / 41
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- FSM pupils
- 2
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
Age range
Ages 2–4
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Local authority nursery school
- Headteacher
- Miss Marcia Atherton
Location
- Address
- Sandy Lane, Orford
- Postcode
- WA2 9HY
- Town
- Warrington
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Warrington
- District
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 22 on roll / 22 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed local authority nursery school (nursery), Ages 2–4, in Warrington, Warrington, 102 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.1%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….
Nearby nursery schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Warrington · WA2 9HF · Warrington
Ages 4–11
0.2 miles away
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Warrington · WA2 9PH · Warrington
Ages 2–11
- KS247%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM61.3%
- Demand1.03
0.3 miles away
Further education · 16 plus
Warrington · WA2 8QA · Warrington
Ages 16–99
0.5 miles away
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Warrington · WA2 8PX · Warrington
Ages 11–16
- Att845.7
- P80.2
- EM5+38%
- Absence8.3%
0.5 miles away
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Warrington · WA2 9AD · Warrington
Ages 3–11
- FSM32.5%
0.6 miles away
Dallam Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Warrington · WA5 0JG · Warrington
Ages 2–11
- FSM57.3%
0.8 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Warrington · WA2 8AL · Warrington
Ages 2–11
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Marcia Atherton
- Telephone
- 01925623640