Castle Hill St Philip's 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/05/2012. 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 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hereford Road, Wigan

School Information

Address: Hereford Road, Wigan, WN2 4DH
Website: www.castlehill.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01942255578
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs W Hilton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106472

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 207
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.4
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.7
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 4 835 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School
Hereford Road , Hindley WN2 4DH 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
Chapel Fields Lane , Hindley WN2 3QS 		3out of 4 606 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hindley Junior and Infant School
Argyle Street , WN2 3PN 		3out of 4 1,006 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
Abbott Street , Hindley WN2 3DG 		3out of 4 1,364 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Kildare Street , Hindley WN2 3HY 		3out of 4 1,590 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hindley High School
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG 		2out of 4 804 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Hindley
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG 		- not rated 813 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane , Hindley Green WN2 4XA 		4out of 4 1,098 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Leyland Park House , WN2 3RX 		4out of 4 1,516 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Newbridge Learning Community
Moss Lane , Platt Bridge WN2 3TL 		3out of 4 2,983 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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