Winwick CofE Primary School

About Winwick CofE Primary School

Winwick CofE Primary School is a Church of England state primary in Warrington, a local authority where six of 69 primary schools currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself sits 41st out of 55 primaries in the LA on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half locally. For context, the top-performing peers in the area are Bruche Primary School Academy, Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School, and Chapelford Village Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, about 4.8 km away. Winwick’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2014, rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership, management, and early years provision. A subsequent ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed the school remains Good, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2013.

Academically, Winwick’s key stage 2 results for 2023/24 show 60% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. That is below the Warrington LA average of 69%. The school’s average scores in reading (103) and maths (104) are both close to the national benchmark of 100, but the proportion reaching the higher standard is low: just 4% in reading, writing, and maths combined, and 20% in maths and reading individually. In writing, only 4% achieved the higher standard. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is unclear how much value the school adds relative to starting points. The school has 172 pupils against a capacity of 210, and 8.7% are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average. The ranking data places Winwick in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 57th percentile among all primaries.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, sports hall, playing fields, forest school, and a chapel, reflecting its Church of England character. Sports provision covers netball, tennis, athletics, swimming, cricket, cross country, and rounders, while clubs include gardening, book club, coding, drama, chess, and eco club. SEND support is available for specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and physical disabilities. For the 2025/26 reception intake, the school was oversubscribed: 43 applications for 20 places, with 17 offers made to first-preference applicants out of 18 who listed it first. That oversubscription ratio of 2.15 suggests strong local demand despite the middling academic ranking. Winwick would suit families who value a Good-rated, faith-based primary with a broad extracurricular offer and a relatively small, community feel, but who are comfortable with results that sit below the LA average.

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