Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 23 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
222 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
54.1%
Girls
45.9%
First language not English
28.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.7%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.8%
Chinese 10.4%
Other White 8.6%
Pakistani 5%
Other Asian 4.1%
Indian 3.6%
Mixed 2.8%
African 2.3%
Other Black 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 74%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
14
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
9
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
3
5
Reception, Full-time
28
12
16
Year 1
25
11
14
Year 2
29
12
17
Year 3
28
19
9
Year 4
30
17
13
Year 5
30
19
11
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 2024-2025

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