St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant SchoolGolborne Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Warrington.

Summary of the comparison

St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School and Golborne Community Primary School are primary schools in Warrington.

  • St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Golborne Community Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Golborne Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School was judged Good and Golborne Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School and 89.0% for Golborne Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School (40.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Golborne Community Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School versus Golborne Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WarringtonSt Thomas CofE Junior and Infant SchoolWarringtonGolborne Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking86th of 97 in Wigan 39th of 97 in Wigan Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll213 361
Capacity210 345
LocationWarrington, WA3 3TH Warrington, WA3 3NN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 89.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census213 361
Free school meals (ever 6)32.4% 34.9%
English as an additional language9.9% 21.1%
SEN support14.1% 8.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.2% 15.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

Golborne Community Primary School

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