The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School
Wood Lane, Warrington, WA4 3DB
231 pupils · 64% of 360 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 15 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.7 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 42 | 115 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 44 | 110 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 44 | 123 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 51 | 110 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 72 | 69 | 134 | 72 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 67 | 63 | 118 | 67 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 79 | 74 | 135 | 79 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 84 | 72 | 133 | 83 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School 0.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Broomfields Junior School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stockton Heath Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.