The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School

Previous inspections

• 9 June 2026School inspectionReport card
  Report
• 26 April 2022School inspection
  Report
• 27 September 2016Short inspection
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

231

Capacity

360

Girls / boys

50% / 50%

Free school meals

14%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

9.6

Teaching assistants (FTE)

9.1

Leadership (FTE)

2

Part-time teachers

10%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School on 9 June 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing and for attendance and behaviour; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School?

The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school, or a primary school with room, for Year 3. You apply through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.

Does living near The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Warrington, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.