Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Warrington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/03/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dorchester Road, Warrington, WA5 1XE
Website: www.sankeyvalleystjames.org.uk/
Telephone: 01925659307
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Warrington
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Feltham
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133676

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/03/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 218
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3 to 1.2
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School
Dorchester Road , Great Sankey WA5 1XE 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Chapelford Village Primary School
Santa Rosa Boulevard , Great Sankey WA5 3AL 		3out of 4 815 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Selby Street , WA5 1NS 		3out of 4 1,149 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Sankey Primary School
Great Sankey Primary School , Liverpool Road WA5 1SB 		3out of 4 1,160 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Evelyn Street Community Primary School
Evelyn Street , WA5 1BD 		4out of 4 1,224 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Cromwell Avenue , Westbrook WA5 1HG 		2out of 4 666 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penketh High School
Heath Road , Penketh WA5 2BY 		2out of 4 1,369 yd Academy converter - Mixed More About School
Great Sankey High School
Barrow Hall Lane , Great Sankey WA5 3AA 		3out of 4 2,453 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
UTC Warrington
Dallam Lane , WA2 7NG 		3out of 4 2,504 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Warrington Hospital Unit Co Wards B10-11
Lovely Lane , Warrington NHS Trust Hospital WA5 1QG 		- not rated 1,413 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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