Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 24 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Warrington
Unique reference
133676
Address
Dorchester Road, Great Sankey, WA5 1XE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
244 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.9%
Girls
45.1%
First language not English
29.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.4%
Persistent absence
15.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 59.4%
Chinese 13.1%
Other White 7%
Pakistani 4.9%
Other Asian 4.1%
Mixed 3.6%
Indian 2.9%
African 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Irish Traveller 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsWell above average4.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 76%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
4
4
0
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
27
12
15
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
26
17
9
Year 3
30
17
13
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
31
19
12
Year 2023-2024

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