Wargrave CofE Primary School
Bradlegh Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8QLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Wargrave CofE Primary School is a primary school in Newton-le-Willows for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 76 schools in St. Helens. It ranks 36th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 26 November 2024, report published 12 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 26 November 2024
Wargrave C of E Primary school's values of truth, friendship and respect underpin the way that pupils here treat others. Pupils have warm relationships with adults in the school. They feel happy and safe. The school has high expectations of what pupils can and should achieve. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), live up to these expectations. Typically, pupils achieve well and are prepared for the next stages of their education. Pupils, from the early years to Year 6, engage fully in their lessons. Their positive attitudes mean that there is rarely any disruption to their learning. Pupils rightly trust adults to deal quickly with any concerns that arise. Pupils embrace the trips, clubs and events that the school carefully plan to enhance the curriculum. They talked excitedly about going to the theatre by train and going to local museums. Pupils enjoy developing new skills in cooking, photography and cricket clubs. In addition, pupils take pride in their work in the community, for example by reading and singing at a local old people's home and by helping to host a local schools' annual rugby tournament. These opportunities add considerable value to pupils' learning and wider development.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not identified the exact knowledge that pupils should learn. This makes it difficult for teachers to ensure that pupils learn all that they should. The school should clearly identify the key knowledge that pupils will learn in these subjects so that they can build a secure body of knowledge over time.
- The school's expectations for pupils' handwriting and grammar across all subjects are not consistently high. Some pupils have not mastered legible and accurate letter formation by the time they leave Year 2. This hinders their writing fluency, communication and presentation as they move through the key stage 2 curriculum. The school should refine its expectations around children's handwriting and grammar skills from the early years upwards.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
47 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
424 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Wargrave CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-le-Willows Primary School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 72% met the expected standard |
| The District CofE Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 83% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Amanda Epstein
- Phone
- 01744678720
- Address
- Bradlegh Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8QL
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- URN
- 104787
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.