Primary school in Warrington
St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy
Farrell Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2GN
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 25 January 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 472
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Warrington 017A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 40%
- Households in social housing
- 29%
- Households with no car
- 35%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EMMANUEL DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma Williams
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Ward
- Fairfield and Howley
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- URN
- 151974
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Avenue Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 57% | 0.5 mi |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 66% | 0.5 mi |
| Beamont Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 78% | 0.6 mi |
| Latchford St James CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 52% | 0.8 mi |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 72% | 0.8 mi |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 53% | 0.8 mi |
| Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 0.9 mi |
| Alderman Bolton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 75% | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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