A WARRINGTON primary school has been named as one of the top performing schools in the north west and in the UK.

The impressive news was unveiled in Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022.

The guide ranked Evelyn Street Primary School, Sankey Bridges, at number three in the north west’s top performing primary schools.

It was also ranked 17th in the table for the UK’s top performing primary schools.

Data was based on the average outcomes achieved by schools in SATS in the three years from 2017-2019.

It also follows Evelyn Street Primary School’s previous achievement in 2019 as they were named the third highest – showing they have maintained their place.

In second place for the north west was Nicol Mere School in Wigan, and in first was St Barnabas and St Paul’s CE Primary School in Blackburn.

Louise Smith, CEO of WPAT, said: "We are delighted to be in the national top 20 of best performing primary schools in the 2022 Sunday Times Parent Power league tables, and third in the table for the North West.

"Evelyn Street appears annually in this table but after the year we have all been through it is extra special.

"I'd like to pay tribute to headteacher Jenny Hindley and her team for their hard work and dedication over a particularly hard year - their commitment makes Evelyn Street the great school it is."

Alastair McCall, editor of Parent Power, said: “The need for clarity about school examination performance has never been greater after two years of teacher assessed grades, during which for completely understandable reasons, the numbers of top grades increased dramatically.

“We felt it was important to go back to the last sets of moderated public examination outcomes from 2019, 2018 and 2017 to get the most accurate and current view of school academic achievement.

“By taking a three-year average, we mitigated against relatively poor performance in a one-off year.

“At a time when some schools are making hard to substantiate claims of academic prowess based on outcomes from 2021 and 2020, we believe these rankings – and all the additional information on offer in Parent Power – provide parents with a more reliable guide to academic achievement in schools today.”