Wargrave CofE Primary School

About Wargrave CofE Primary School

Wargrave CofE Primary School in St. Helens holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2024, a grade it has maintained consistently across both its recent inspections. The most telling academic metric for this Church of England primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 57%. That figure is slightly below the St. Helens local authority average of 61%, placing the school 27th out of 47 primary schools in the borough. In the North West region it ranks in the 60th percentile, and nationally in the 64th percentile. Digging deeper into the individual subjects, reading and maths both achieve a 70% expected standard rate, while writing trails at 64%. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is 9%, with reading leading at 23% and maths at 20%. The school's average scaled scores are 105 for reading and 103 for maths.

The school's Ofsted inspection report from November 2024 judged every category as Good, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision also received a Good rating. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with 93% of respondents saying they would recommend the school. In the Parent View survey, 96% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and a similar proportion felt their child does well there. The school has a notably high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 33.9%, well above the national average, and operates slightly over its stated capacity of 420 with 429 pupils on roll. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, receiving 78 applications for 41 places, with 40 first-preference offers made.

Wargrave CofE Primary School offers a broad range of facilities including a library, art studios, music rooms, a gymnasium, a sensory room, a chapel, and outdoor playing fields. Sports provision covers athletics, football, tennis, cricket, cross country, gymnastics, and swimming, and there are clubs for book club, coding, and film club. The school has a nursery provision for children from age two. Its SEND support is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder, with a resourced provision on site. The school is a Church of England primary, and while it is not a boarding school, it serves a mixed cohort from ages 2 to 11. For families prioritising a school with strong parent satisfaction, consistent Ofsted grades, and a wide SEND offer, Wargrave is a solid choice, though those seeking top-tier academic results may want to compare it with higher-ranked local primaries.

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