Bickershaw CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Wigan. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bickershaw Lane, Wigan

School Information

Address: Bickershaw Lane, Wigan, WN2 4AE
Website: www.bickershaw.wigan.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942866317
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Allison Taberner
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106470

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 154
Number of Pupils: 145
Number of Boys: 81
Number of Girls: 64

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hindley Nursery School
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG 		4out of 4 2,500 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Bickershaw Lane , Bickershaw WN2 4AE 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hindley Green Community Primary School
Thomas Street , Hindley Green WN2 4SS 		3out of 4 1,651 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Newton Westpark Primary School
Tennyson Avenue , WN7 5JY 		3out of 4 1,653 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
Atherton Road , Hindley Green WN2 4SD 		3out of 4 1,700 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane , WN7 5JS 		4out of 4 1,959 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NL 		1out of 4 2,212 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Hindley
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG 		- not rated 2,521 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hindley High School
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG 		2out of 4 2,531 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Leyland Park House , WN2 3RX 		4out of 4 2,207 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Holden School
First Lane , Leigh WN7 4SB 		- not rated 2,213 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane , Hindley Green WN2 4XA 		4out of 4 2,508 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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