The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School, Warrington

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders routinely analyse pupils' attendance and behaviour."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "From the moment children join the nursery, staff identify pupils' needs quickly and accurately."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Governors and leaders have a remarkable and positive impact on the culture of the school and the quality of education and experiences that pupils receive."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a rich programme of personal development that helps pupils to become well-rounded individuals."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a well-designed curriculum for pupils to study."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have made sure that staff in the early years benefit from considerable professional development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to address the slight variations in the quality of teaching that pupils receive"; "Leaders should make sure that teachers check and address gaps in some pupils' mathematical knowledge more precisely".

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 115 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School are St Monica's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 93% reading, 79% maths); Broomfields Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 73% maths); St Thomas' CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); and Stockton Heath Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 83% maths).

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School (as of September 2026): 97% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

11.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 5 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wood Lane (cnr), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School are Bridgewater High School (0.3 miles) and Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School (0.9 miles).