Holy Family Catholic Primary School Platt Bridge 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 03/07/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wigan Street, Wigan, WN2 5JF
Website: www.inceholyfamily.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01942704148
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Janice Taberner
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106496

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 205
Number of Pupils: 179
Number of Boys: 92
Number of Girls: 87

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.4
Writing
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.1
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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 3,269 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Platt Bridge
Wigan Street , Platt Bridge WN2 5JF 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram
Simpkin Street , Abram WN2 5QE 		3out of 4 538 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Platt Bridge Community School
Rivington Avenue , Platt Bridge WN2 5NG 		4out of 4 731 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Wright Street , Platt Bridge WN2 3NX 		3out of 4 947 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Abram Bryn Gates Primary School
Lily Lane , Bamfurlong WN2 5JT 		2out of 4 1,283 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hawkley Hall High School
Carr Lane , Hawkley Hall WN3 5NY 		3out of 4 2,665 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Hindley
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG 		- not rated 3,263 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hindley High School
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG 		2out of 4 3,270 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbridge Learning Community
Moss Lane , Platt Bridge WN2 3TL 		3out of 4 952 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Leyland Park House , WN2 3RX 		4out of 4 2,291 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Willow Grove Primary School
Willow Grove , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8XF 		4out of 4 2,752 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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