Wargrave CofE Primary School
Bradlegh Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Amanda Epstein
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 104787
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678720
About this school
Wargrave CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Newton-le-Willows. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 424 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wargrave CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 44 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 57% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 68% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wargrave CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wargrave CofE Primary School compares
Wargrave CofE Primary School ranked 40th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.2% | 35.6% | 424 | — |
| Newton-le-Willows Primary School | 58% | 5.3% | 25.7% | 563 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy | 72% | 5.3% | 17.9% | 219 | 0.6 miles |
| The District CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.7% | 51.4% | 365 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy | — | 3.6% | 11.9% | 173 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 83% | 2.7% | 10% | 226 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.58%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 13.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newton-le-Willows Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
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St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
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The District CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
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St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
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St Peter's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
Other schools in Newton-le-Willows
Wargrave CofE Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Newton-le-Willows.
- Lyme Community Primary School Primary
- Newton-le-Willows Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy Primary
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- The District CofE Primary School Primary
- Hope Academy Secondary
- Wargrave House School Special schools
- Willow Bank School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Wargrave CofE Primary School teach?
- Wargrave CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton-le-Willows.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Wargrave CofE Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Wargrave CofE Primary School is Miss Amanda Epstein, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wargrave CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wargrave CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wargrave CofE Primary School?
- Wargrave CofE Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wargrave CofE Primary School full?
- Wargrave CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wargrave CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Wargrave CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Wargrave CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wargrave CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Wargrave CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Wargrave CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wargrave CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wargrave CofE Primary School compare with other schools in St. Helens?
- Wargrave CofE Primary School ranked 40th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wargrave CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Wargrave CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wargrave CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wargrave CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.