Nicol Mere School is a primary school located in Wigan. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/06/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Roman Road, Wigan, WN4 8DF
Website: http://www.nicolmere.wigan.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942720871
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Stephanie Swift
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106430

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/06/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 378
Number of Boys: 207
Number of Girls: 171

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2.1 to 5.3
Writing
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:95%
England Average:65%

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

School:26%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School
Downall Green Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0DL 		3out of 4 744 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
R L Hughes Primary School
Mayfield Street , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9QL 		3out of 4 976 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Council Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AZ 		3out of 4 1,233 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Hodnet Drive , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8PQ 		3out of 4 1,355 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Downall Green Road , Bryn WN4 0LZ 		3out of 4 1,422 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cansfield High School
Old Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9TP 		3out of 4 527 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PF 		3out of 4 1,874 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PQ 		2out of 4 2,007 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hawkley Hall High School
Carr Lane , Hawkley Hall WN3 5NY 		3out of 4 3,142 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0EP 		3out of 4 1,233 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Willow Grove Primary School
Willow Grove , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8XF 		4out of 4 1,859 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope School
Kelvin Grove , Marus Bridge WN3 6SP 		4out of 4 2,929 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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