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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 133676
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity — Published school capacity
Capacity used — Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 June 2021
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 19 July 2021 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Warrington
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 214 188 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 99 46.3% of pupils
Male pupils 115 53.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.1%
9.3 pts above England
School 34.1%
Warrington 23.7%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.1%
6.8 pts above England
School 27.1%
Warrington 16.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Warrington 0.7%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
63.6%
136
Chinese
9.3%
20
Any other White background
8.4%
18
Indian
4.7%
10
Pakistani
4.2%
9
Any other Asian background
3.7%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.7% 55 of 214 pupils
4.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.7%
Warrington 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.0% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 6.2 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Speech, language & communication 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Warrington 66.1%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Warrington 80.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Warrington 74.1%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

96.0%

24.0 pts above England

School 96.0%
Warrington 77.5%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.98 pts lower than England
School 5.23%
Warrington 5.79%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.88 pts lower than England
School 11.93%
Warrington 12.94%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Warrington 1.66%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information