Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, WA4 3EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Speed
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 111315
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925262721
About this school
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 404 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 63 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 75% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 89% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 78% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Grappenhall St Wilfrid's 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 | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School compares
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School ranked 27th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 404 | — |
| Bradshaw Primary School | 70% | 5.1% | 18.2% | 159 | 0.4 miles |
| Thelwall Infant School | — | 3.6% | 5.7% | 140 | 0.7 miles |
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 6% | 396 | 0.9 miles |
| Thelwall Community Junior School | 64% | 3.7% | 17.1% | 162 | 1.0 miles |
| Alderman Bolton Primary School | 75% | 5.6% | 52.3% | 277 | 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 report4 December 2024
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.62%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.18%
- Persistent absence
- 3.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradshaw Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Thelwall Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Thelwall Community Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Alderman Bolton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School ranks 31st 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 year groups does Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School teach?
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is Mrs Catherine Speed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grappenhall St Wilfrid's 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 big is Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School?
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School full?
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 404 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School ranked 27th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grappenhall St Wilfrid's 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.