Great Sankey Primary School
Great Sankey Primary School, Warrington, WA5 1SB
350 pupils · 111% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 26 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 22% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 40 | 128 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 47 | 137 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 70 | 167 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 59 | 141 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 46 | 158 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 60 | 148 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 66 | 172 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 57 | 178 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Chapelford Village Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Park Road Community Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Penketh South Community Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.