Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Warrington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Warrington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Warrington for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 June 2021. Warrington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place; 1 of the 66 other Warrington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome did the same.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There were 12 first-choice applications for 13 Reception offers in 2026; places had run out in 3 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 34.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 24.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Warrington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warrington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dorchester Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1XE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Warrington
- Pupils on roll
- 214 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 June 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils at Sankey Valley arrive each morning to a warm welcome from staff who know them and their families well.”
- “They are keen to start the day and settle quickly to activities in class.”
- “They listen to each other and to their teachers, who help them build on what they already know.”
To improve
- “However, variations in the previous curriculum mean that some children are not fully prepared for Year 1.”
- “However, across the school, there is variability in pupils’ handwriting and pencil grip.”
- “This sometimes reduces the efficiency and quality of pupils' writing.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warrington.
- Chapelford Village Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Great Sankey Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westbrook Old Hall Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bewsey Lodge Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published