The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School
Wood Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 111001
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925264616
About this school
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Cobbs Infant and Nursery 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How The Cobbs Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 306 |
| 2023/24 | 276 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.4% | 17.9% | 231 | — |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 3.9% | 11.3% | 152 | 0.2 miles |
| Broomfields Junior School | 60% | 3.7% | 24.4% | 323 | 0.2 miles |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 237 | 0.5 miles |
| Stockton Heath Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 13.9% | 402 | 0.7 miles |
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 6% | 396 | 0.7 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)
- 17.92%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.37%
- Persistent absence
- 6.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Broomfields Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
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St Thomas' CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Stockton Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other 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 The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School teach?
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Sarah Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Cobbs Infant and Nursery 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 The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School?
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School full?
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 360 pupils and 231 on roll (64%), so it has space against 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 The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.