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EnglandNorth WestWarringtonWA5 1SBGreat Sankey Primary School
Primary

Great Sankey Primary School

Primary

Warrington · Warrington · WA5 1SB www.greatsankeyprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
348
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
348
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
348
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarrington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Great Sankey Primary School · Primary · Warrington

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
78%
-1pp
83%81%78%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
22%
+1pp
22%17%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
348
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
5%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Great Sankey Primary School, Liverpool Road, Warrington, WA5 1SB
Local authority
Warrington
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%22%87%41%83%28%85%37%85%91%107.0108.0110.05%348
2023/2479%21%83%38%81%31%88%38%83%79%106.0108.0108.08%354
2022/2383%13%89%30%85%23%94%32%87%91%107.0108.0108.0+1.30+1.70+2.509%354
2018/1978%11%87%36%84%33%87%36%87%89%107.0107.0110.0+3.20+3.00+2.709%350
2017/1881%13%91%36%85%19%91%28%91%96%108.0107.0110.0+3.80+1.60+3.20354

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534822.45%9%12%4%7%
2023/2435421.38%9%12%4%8%
2022/2335420.99%9%12%4%7%
2021/2234723.98%6%11%5%9%
2020/2134621.48%4%10%
2018/1935023.09%3%9%4%7%
2017/1821.44%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.