Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. The school is celebrated for its nurturing environment and the strong sense of community it fosters. Parents express high regard for the headteacher and staff, reflecting a positive partnership with the school. Pupils enjoy attending and excel particularly in core subjects such as English, mathematics, and science. Despite these strengths, there are areas for improvement, especially regarding pupils' retention of knowledge in some subjects and the diversity of literature they are exposed to.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve high standards, especially in English, mathematics, and science.
• Behaviour and attitudes among pupils are outstanding.
• Early years provision is exceptional, ensuring children develop confidence and skills.
• Strong commitment from staff, leading to ongoing professional development.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to remember what they have learned in the past.
• The range of books for reading for pleasure is limited to a small number of authors.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.4% of pupils at Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School received £6,242 and spent £5,617 for each of its 404 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £253,000 (£626 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School have?

Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School has 404 pupils on roll.

What age range does Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School cover?

Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School?

Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is at Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 3EP.