St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School, Warrington
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Thomas offers a welcoming, safe environment where children genuinely enjoy learning without feeling pressured. The school has transformed its facilities, particularly the outdoor learning area for younger children, and provides a wide range of activities that help pupils develop confidence and teamwork skills. Staff are well-supported and motivated, leading to improving teaching quality and better outcomes for pupils.
Key Strengths
- Quality of teaching and pupil achievement improving across the school, particularly in early years
- Strong safeguarding practices with pupils feeling safe and well-cared for
- Positive school culture with increased extra-curricular activities and competitive sports opportunities
- Effective leadership setting clear priorities and providing good staff support
- Parents very positive about the school and their children's progress
Areas for Improvement
- Not all pupils meeting expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics
- Achievement gaps between girls and boys in key stage 2 need to be reduced
- Some pupils lack confidence in mathematics and need more support
- Early years attainment still below national average in some areas
- Need to identify and improve weaker areas of the curriculum more clearly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with leaders and staff vigilant about risks, regular training in place, secure site management, and quick appropriate action on any concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Competitive sport against other schools, raft-building, rope-climbing, visits to Speke Hall to learn about the Tudors, charity fundraising activities
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School maintains its Good rating following a short inspection in June 2018. Under new leadership, the school is improving after a period of decline, with rising pupil outcomes and high staff morale.
At a Glance
32.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
34 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 72% to 77%. Maths has remained stable at around 77%. Writing has declined from 78% to 70%.
Class Sizes
30.3
Avg class size
28.5
Infant (KS1)
31.3
KS2
6
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
216 pupils
210 capacity
6 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Warrington
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Admissions Demand - Wigan
Places available
3,894
Applications
3,601
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.0%
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.24848%
Overall absence
17.1875%
Persistent absence
192
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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