St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School, Warrington
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Warrington, part of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warrington (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School in detail
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026, an open day on Friday 18 December 2026, an open day on Monday 4 January 2027 and an open day on Friday 12 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Warrington
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, as St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School (URN 111385), 90% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School
Across Warrington, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Warrington lodged 36 appeals against primary school offers; 26 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (38.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School are Westbrook Old Hall Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); Callands Primary Academy (0.7 miles); Chapelford Village Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); and Barrow Hall Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 91% maths).
Westbrook Old Hall Primary SchoolCallands Primary AcademyChapelford Village Primary SchoolBarrow Hall Community Primary School
The trust
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Warrington West Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Odeon Cinema (opposite), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School are Great Sankey High School (1.3 miles), St Gregory's Catholic High School (1.3 miles) and Penketh High School (1.5 miles).
Great Sankey High SchoolSt Gregory's Catholic High SchoolPenketh High School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School (URN 111385), it was rated Good in December 2013.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School (URN 111385), the school St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 92% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School.
- Kingswood Wasps840m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School is in Warrington; for families living there:
Apply to Warrington for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warrington is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School before it took its current form in 2026
Published for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School (URN 111385), the school St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | 80 | 139 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 64 | 56 | 134 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 82 | 80 | 130 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 78 | 75 | 140 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 66 | 60 | 124 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 84 | 80 | 142 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 80 | 70 | 151 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 71 | 70 | 129 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 83 | 79 | 159 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 68 | 66 | 146 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 90 | 85 | 157 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 75 | 70 | 143 | 0.9 | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Warrington
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Warrington
Across Warrington council
Places available
2,365
Applications
2,024
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Warrington council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School (URN 111385), the school St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
3.8%
Overall absence
5.5%
Persistent absence
527
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School
Are there exam results for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School?
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, as St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School (URN 111385), 90% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School (URN 111385), it was rated Good in December 2013.
What is the catchment area for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Warrington allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School?
Apply through Warrington's coordinated admissions process, naming St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School: Kingswood Wasps (840m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warrington is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School?
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School is at Westbrook Centre, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 8UE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)