St Bernadette's Catholic 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 14/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Church Lane, Wigan

School Information

Address: Church Lane, Wigan, WN6 8BD
Website: www.saintbernadettes.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01257401125
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Crowder
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106508

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 196
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3.5 to 2.1
Writing
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 4.4
Maths
N/A: 2.5 Confidence interval 0 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Church Lane , Shevington WN6 8BD 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Millbrook Primary School
Elmfield , Shevington WN6 8DL 		3out of 4 537 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shevington Vale Primary School
Runshaw Avenue , Appley Bridge WN6 9JP 		3out of 4 1,503 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
Wigan Lower Road , Standish Lower Ground WN6 8JP 		3out of 4 2,129 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wood Fold Primary School
Green Lane , Standish WN6 0TS 		4out of 4 2,157 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shevington High School
Shevington Lane , Shevington WN6 8AB 		3out of 4 958 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Standish Community High School
Kenyon Road , Standish WN6 0NX 		3out of 4 2,470 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Baytree Road , Springfield WN6 7RN 		3out of 4 3,206 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College
Gathurst Road , Orrell WN5 0LJ 		- not rated 2,346 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fir Tree Fishery CIC
The Nook , Appley Bridge WN6 9JB 		- not rated 1,258 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
My Life Learning
C/O Thompson House , Pepper Lane WN6 0PP 		- not rated 3,061 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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