Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/06/2018. 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 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whelley, Wigan, WN2 1BP
Website:
Telephone: 01942776188
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jennifer Woodcock
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142028

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 410
Number of Pupils: 327
Number of Boys: 160
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.3
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Douglas Valley Nursery School
Turner Street , Off Greenough Street WN1 3SU 		4out of 4 1,108 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Whelley , WN2 1BP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
Longfield Street , New Springs WN2 1EL 		4out of 4 676 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Mab's Cross Primary School
Standishgate , WN1 1XL 		3out of 4 1,123 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Standishgate , WN1 1XL 		4out of 4 1,189 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Catharine's CofE Primary School
Scholefield Lane , Scholes WN1 3LP 		3out of 4 1,328 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Holt Street , Ince WN1 3HD 		1out of 4 1,255 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Frog Lane , WN1 1HQ 		3out of 4 2,011 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Baytree Road , Springfield WN6 7RN 		3out of 4 2,756 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wigan and Leigh College
PO Box 53 , Parson's Walk WN1 1RS 		- not rated 1,900 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Progress Schools Wigan
Wigan Youth Zone , Parsons Walk WN1 1RU 		- not rated 1,681 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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