Great Sankey Primary School
Great Sankey Primary School, Liverpool Road, Warrington, WA5 1SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Wilding
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Challenge Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 144798
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925728176
About this school
Great Sankey Primary School is a primary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 350 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 48 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 79% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 21% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 79% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Great Sankey 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 | 83% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 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 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 354 |
| 2023/24 | 354 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Sankey Primary School compares
Great Sankey Primary School ranked 16th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.6% | 12.4% | 350 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| Chapelford Village Primary School | 85% | 4.2% | 17.7% | 638 | 0.6 miles |
| Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School | 75% | 5.2% | 35.2% | 214 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Road Community Primary School | 81% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| Penketh South Community Primary School | 52% | 4% | 13.4% | 230 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.38%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 6.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Chapelford Village Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Park Road Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Penketh South Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Great Sankey Primary School ranks 19th 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 Great Sankey Primary School teach?
- Great Sankey Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Sankey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Sankey Primary School is Mrs Lisa Wilding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Sankey Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Sankey 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 Great Sankey Primary School?
- Great Sankey Primary School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Great Sankey Primary School full?
- Great Sankey Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 350 on roll (111%), 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 Great Sankey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Great Sankey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Sankey Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Sankey Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Great Sankey Primary School?
- Great Sankey Primary School is part of THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Sankey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Sankey Primary School rank locally?
- Great Sankey Primary School ranked 16th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Sankey Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Sankey Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Sankey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Sankey 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 10 July 2026.