St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

About St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School sits 47th out of 55 primary schools in Warrington, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. Just 54% of its pupils reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Warrington average of 69% — a gap of 15 percentage points. That said, the picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects. In maths, 88% of pupils hit the expected standard, well above the national benchmark, and the average maths score of 106 is solid. Reading and writing expected rates were lower, at 67% and 71% respectively, and the proportion reaching the higher standard in any subject was modest — 29% in maths, 25% in reading and just 8% in writing. So while the school is not among the strongest performers in the borough, its maths results suggest that not all subjects are struggling equally.

The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, judged it Good across every category that was graded — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous inspection in 2019, which also rated it Good overall. The inspection report noted that the school was not judged on overall effectiveness this time, but the consistency across all graded areas is reassuring. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 90% of the 42 respondents would recommend the school, and 88% strongly agreed that their child is happy there. On safety, 93% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. The school's SEND provision also gets strong backing, with 73% strongly agreeing that children with special educational needs get the support they need. The school identifies specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, and speech and language needs as its main SEND areas.

St Vincent's is a small Roman Catholic primary with 120 pupils against a capacity of 210, so there is room to grow. It is heavily oversubscribed for 2025/26: 38 applications for just 12 places, a ratio of over 3 to 1, and all 12 first-preference applicants were offered places. The school has a nursery provision for younger children and offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, ICT suite, art studios and a chapel. Clubs include choir, chess, science, book club, art and coding, and sports on offer are netball, football, rounders and gymnastics. For families who prioritise a strong sense of community, Catholic ethos and high levels of reported pupil happiness over headline academic scores, St Vincent's could be a good fit. Those seeking the strongest key stage 2 results in Warrington might look to schools like Bruche Primary School Academy or Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School, which rank higher in the local authority.

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