1
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 3LU
1
4 Mar 2019
Top 10 Primary schools in WA3
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the postcode area of WA3. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
18
Outstanding
1
Good
15
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 88% · RI: 6% · I: 0%
2
Twiss Green Community Primary School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 4DQ
2
22 Jan 2024
3
Glazebury Church of England Primary School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 5LZ
2
19 Nov 2023
4
Gorse Covert Primary School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 6TS
2
27 Jul 2023
5
Golborne Community Primary School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 3NN
2
30 Mar 2023
6
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 3TH
2
16 Mar 2020
7
Birchwood CofE Primary School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 6QG
2
11 Feb 2020
8
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 6JS
2
22 Mar 2017
9
Locking Stumps Community Primary School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 7PH
2
14 Feb 2017
10
Croft Primary School
Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 7DG
2
25 Jun 2015
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School 2 • Dec 2014
- St Lewis Catholic Primary School 2 • Jul 2014
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton 2 • Feb 2014
- Lowton West Primary School 2 • May 2013
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 2 • Mar 2013
- Culcheth Community Primary School 2 • Dec 2012
- Lowton Junior and Infant School 3 • Mar 2023
- Newchurch Community Primary School Not judged • Nov 2024