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St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Warrington · WA1 2GN

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 January 2023

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At a glance

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.stelphinsprimary.co.uk
URN
151974

In figures

Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2025 entry went to 0.43 miles; distance decided places in 2 of the 4 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2023 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 25 January 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2025 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.43 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work19.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.4%62.3%
Social housing28.7%17.1%
Privately rented29.8%20.5%
Detached houses2.6%22.9%
Flats27%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van34.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012479 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£146,000466 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£120,000–£188,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (10)£195,000
Semi-detached (92)£205,000
Terraced (247)£155,000
Flat (117)£115,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (0.69 km, 2025 entry): 234 sales, median £150,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
20an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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