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St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of EnglandNurseryWarrington
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, April 2025
Reached the expected level at 1185%England 63%
Attendance96.2%England 94.8%

St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School is a converter academy in Warrington for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Westbrook Centre, Westbrook, Warrington, WA5 8UE01925 445391stphilipwestbrook.co.ukMr Paul Stanley headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 29 April 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
19 April 2023UngradedSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

86 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1185%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level19%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score109.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score108.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 83%83%20172018: 92%92%20182019: 81%81%20192023: 79%79%20232024: 84%84%20242025: 85%85%2025
Since 2017: +2%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†WarringtonEngland
Pupils tested868984595959
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths85%84%79%81%92%83%68%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths19%20%17%22%22%15%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score109.0108.0107.0107.0109.0107.0106.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score108.0108.0107.0109.0109.0108.0105.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score110.0110.0108.0110.0112.0111.0106.4105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard90%92%82%88%97%86%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard90%90%87%90%95%93%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)92%91%89%88%98%90%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.7+1.3+0.6-0.3
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.5+3.1+1.8+2.0
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged67%63%71%88%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged87%86%79%92%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School, the school this one replaced in February 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
67%87%
Gap 20 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
81%87%
Gap 6 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
90%85%
Gap 5 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
11%19%
Gap 8 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (84 offers for 90 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary9084all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Places630
Pupils from low-income families7%7% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English18%First language is not English
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)6%£57,350 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
White British pupils66%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.2%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school5.5%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission0.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.8%3.8%4.3%5.2%2.4%3.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.9%2.8%3.2%4.3%1.8%2.1%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.9%1.1%1.1%0.9%0.6%0.9%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence5.5%6.9%7.4%11.2%3.6%4.0%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School, the school this one replaced in February 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Money

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£5,942England £7,738. Total £3.5m
Income per pupil£5,863England £7,697. Total £3.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,930England £3,480
Money in reserve12%A healthy amount put by: £416k, £711 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£46kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£5,942spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m8712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate48 per 1,000 people47% lower than the England average
Typical house price£255,000Warrington
Nearest bus stop190 mOdeon Cinema, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Westbrook Old Hall Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles296Report card 20264Compare
Callands Primary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles325No overall grade 2024Compare
Chapelford Village Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles638Report card 202697Compare
Barrow Hall Community Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles628Outstanding 202394Compare
Dallam Community Primary SchoolAcademy1.1 miles265Good 202382Compare
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England1.1 miles214Good 202160Compare
Bewsey Lodge AcademyAcademy1.2 miles328Good 2021Compare
Park Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles195Report card 202576Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School a good school?

St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in April 2025.

What is St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 29 April 2025.

How good are St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 85% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 19% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School have?

The number of pupils is not published.

What is attendance like at St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 6% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Westbrook Centre, Westbrook, Warrington, WA5 8UE
Telephone
01925 445391
Website
www.stphilipwestbrook.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Paul Stanley
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Liverpool
Multi-academy trust
Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust (19 schools)
Local authority
Warrington
Ward
Chapelford and Old Hall
Constituency
Warrington South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 February 2026 (academy converter)
URN
151989 · LAESTAB 8773642 · UKPRN 10098550
Formerly
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School

Where these figures come from