St Elphin's (Fairfield) CofE Voluntary Aided 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 03/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Farrell Street, Warrington, WA1 2GN
Website: www.stelphinsprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01925635143
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Warrington
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Bennett
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111296

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 390
Number of Boys: 203
Number of Girls: 187

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.5
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School
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4out of 4 2,881 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Elphin's (Fairfield) CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Farrell Street , WA1 2GN
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
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Beamont Primary School
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3out of 4 1,020 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Latchford St James CofE Primary School
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
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16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priestley College
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- not rated 1,680 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Warrington and Vale Royal College
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- not rated 2,214 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

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Fox Wood Special School
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Woolston Brook School
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3out of 4 2,423 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
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4out of 4 2,437 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
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School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.