St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/01/2014. 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 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Holmes House Avenue, Wigan

School Information

Address: Holmes House Avenue, Wigan, WN3 6EE
Website: www.saintaidansprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01942223544
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Farrimond
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106463

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 343
Number of Boys: 161
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2 to 5.5
Writing
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:96%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
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
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
Holmes House Avenue , Winstanley WN3 6EE
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Winstanley Community Primary School
Tanhouse Drive , Winstanley WN3 6JP
4out of 4 426 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Marus Bridge Primary School
Kelvin Grove , Marus Bridge WN3 6SP
3out of 4 865 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Billinge Road , Pemberton WN3 6BL
2out of 4 972 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Warrington Road , Goose Green WN3 6SB
4out of 4 1,031 yd Academy converter 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 2,427 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dean Trust Wigan
, Greenhey WN5 0DQ
2out of 4 2,640 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic High School
Howards Lane , Orrell WN5 8NU
3out of 4 3,225 yd Voluntary aided school 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 2,438 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hope School
Kelvin Grove , Marus Bridge WN3 6SP
4out of 4 890 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Expanse Learning Wigan School
Tyrer Avenue , Worsley Mesnes WN3 5XE
- not rated 1,822 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
TMP Studios CIC
830 Ormskirk Road , Pemberton WN5 8EX
- not rated 2,080 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0EP
3out of 4 2,301 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.