Garswood Primary and Nursery School

State-Funded School

garswood-primary-and-nursery-school-st-helens-north-west

North WestRegion

St HelensLocal Authority

St Helens NorthConstituency

WN4 0SFPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Garswood Primary and Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in St Helens, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 208 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2017

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

208

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 208
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Sept 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.