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EnglandNorth WestWarringtonWA5 1XESankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School
Primary

Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

Primary

Warrington · Warrington · WA5 1XE www.sankeyvalleystjames.org.uk/

Pupils
222
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
222
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
222
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWarrington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School · Primary · Warrington

Finance£7387 spend / pupil£7218 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
75%
+1pp
79%76%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
11%
+8pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
96%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
82%
LA AVG 79.97%
SPAG higher standard
39%
LA AVG 33.83%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 106.68
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.83
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
222
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Dorchester Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1XE
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
2024/2575%11%86%43%82%14%96%36%86%82%107.0108.0107.024%222
2023/2474%3%84%35%74%3%90%32%77%81%106.0108.0108.014%244
2022/2376%3%85%45%76%3%97%67%79%91%108.0110.0109.0+1.40-1.80+4.6017%242
2018/1979%3%79%24%79%10%100%17%86%93%104.0108.0108.0-0.20-0.90+2.8012%241
2017/1873%7%80%23%77%10%90%20%77%77%104.0106.0104.0+1.30+1.00+4.1012%241
2016/1750%0%65%10%75%10%95%15%90%85%102.0105.0107.0-0.20+1.50+3.3011%248

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
2024/2522218.824%29%35%5%12%
2023/2424422.614%30%29%6%15%
2022/2324220.417%30%24%6%20%
2021/2222321.813%25%18%7%21%
2020/2121820.114%15%17%
2018/1924119.712%14%23%4%9%
2017/1824119.712%18%28%4%7%
2016/1724821.511%13%33%5%13%

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