St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Church Street, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3TH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Woods
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 106487
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942728153
About this school
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 59% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 72% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 66% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant 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 | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School compares
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School ranked 46th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.3% | 32.4% | 216 | — |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan | 68% | 4.9% | 25.2% | 250 | 0.2 miles |
| Golborne Community Primary School | 89% | 6.3% | 34.9% | 373 | 0.3 miles |
| Lowton West Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 428 | 0.6 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 90% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 212 | 1.0 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton | 73% | 5.2% | 14.6% | 212 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 26 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.39%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.25%
- Persistent absence
- 17.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Golborne Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Lowton West Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton1.1 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School ranks 41st of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School teach?
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School is Mrs Joanne Woods, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant 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 St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School?
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School full?
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), 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 St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School ranked 46th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant 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.