Primary school

Latchford St James CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Warrington
  • WA4 1AP
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,836 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 69%69%2016/17: top 56%56% · 2016/172017/18: top 61%2018/19: top 93%2022/23: top 91%2023/24: top 69%2024/25: top 79%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM52% · North West 63%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 46% · 24 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 61% · 18 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 43% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 39% · 28 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 52% · 25 pupils · North West 63%63%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 24 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 11% · 18 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 25 pupils · North West 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 24 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 101 · 18 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 25 pupils · North West 10510699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 24 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 18 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 25 pupils · North West 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.3%
28 of 30 who put it first2014 · 90.0%2026 · 93.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3028
2nd92
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026188
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.3%
First language not English39.1%
SEN support13.0%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils10.4%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

95.9% full · 196 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.0
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.5
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 21.3 · 27 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,824
Spend per pupil£7,607
Staff spend per pupil£5,620
Reserve per pupil−£783
  • −£142,920revenue reserve
  • −£142,920in-year balance

Grants £6,532 · self-generated £338 · premises £527 per pupil