Golborne Community Primary School
Talbot Street, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOSAIC LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Hunt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 373
- URN
- 147101
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942726059
About this school
Golborne Community Primary School is a primary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 373 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 44 | 49 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 69% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 6% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 88% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Golborne Community 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 | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Golborne Community Primary School compares
Golborne Community Primary School ranked 7th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 6.3% | 34.9% | 373 | — |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan | 68% | 4.9% | 25.2% | 250 | 0.3 miles |
| St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School | 67% | 6.3% | 32.4% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| Lowton West Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 428 | 0.8 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 90% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 212 | 1.2 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton | 73% | 5.2% | 14.6% | 212 | 1.3 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)
- 34.94%
- English as an additional language
- 21.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 15.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan0.3 miles
Primary · Warrington
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St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Lowton West Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton1.3 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Golborne Community Primary School ranks 4th 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 Golborne Community Primary School teach?
- Golborne Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Golborne Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Golborne Community Primary School is Mr Andrew Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Golborne Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Golborne Community 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 Golborne Community Primary School?
- Golborne Community Primary School has 373 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Golborne Community Primary School full?
- Golborne Community Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 373 on roll (108%), 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 Golborne Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Golborne Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Golborne Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Golborne Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Golborne Community Primary School?
- Golborne Community Primary School is part of MOSAIC LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Golborne Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Golborne Community Primary School rank locally?
- Golborne Community Primary School ranked 7th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Golborne Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Golborne Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Golborne Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Golborne Community 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.