Garswood Primary and Nursery School

Garswood Primary and Nursery School at a glance

Located in Wigan, St. Helens, Garswood Primary and Nursery School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 213 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 79% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (34 first choices for 27 places). Overall pupil absence was 3.4%. There are about 23.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Garswood Primary and Nursery School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.