Orrell Holgate Academy 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 03/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Moor Road, Wigan

School Information

Address: Moor Road, Wigan, WN5 8SJ
Website: http://www.holgate.wigan.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942776670
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gail Worrall
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143389

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 6.3 Confidence interval 4.1 to 8.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2.3 to 6.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

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

School:30%
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
Orrell Holgate Academy
Moor Road , Orrell WN5 8SJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
St James Road , Orrell WN5 7AA 		3out of 4 753 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
St James Road , Orrell WN5 7BD 		4out of 4 917 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Kershaw Street , Orrell WN5 0AW 		4out of 4 1,803 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Highgate Road , Up Holland WN8 0HX 		3out of 4 1,838 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Up Holland High School
Sandbrook Road , Orrell WN5 7AL 		3out of 4 948 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic High School
Howards Lane , Orrell WN5 8NU 		3out of 4 1,052 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dean Trust Wigan
, Greenhey WN5 0DQ 		2out of 4 1,688 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Winstanley College
Winstanley Road , Billinge WN5 7XF 		- not rated 1,404 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College
Gathurst Road , Orrell WN5 0LJ 		- not rated 2,513 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
TMP Studios CIC
830 Ormskirk Road , Pemberton WN5 8EX 		- not rated 1,774 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope High School
Carfield , Clay Brow WN8 9DP 		3out of 4 3,108 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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