St Catharine's CofE 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 24/09/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Scholefield Lane, Wigan, WN1 3LP
Website: www.stcatharinesprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01942733081
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sue Pittendreigh
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106464

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/09/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 205
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 2 to 6.5
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.5 to 6.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Douglas Valley Nursery School
Turner Street , Off Greenough Street WN1 3SU
4out of 4 679 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catharine's CofE Primary School
Scholefield Lane , Scholes WN1 3LP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Hardybutts , WN1 3RZ
4out of 4 246 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Britannia Bridge Primary School
Winifred Street , Lower Ince WN3 4SD
3out of 4 928 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Standishgate , WN1 1XL
4out of 4 935 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St William's Catholic Primary School
Ince Green Lane , Ince-in-Makerfield WN2 2DG
3out of 4 941 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Holt Street , Ince WN1 3HD
1out of 4 495 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Frog Lane , WN1 1HQ
3out of 4 1,497 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Baytree Road , Springfield WN6 7RN
3out of 4 2,915 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hawkley Hall High School
Carr Lane , Hawkley Hall WN3 5NY
3out of 4 3,034 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wigan and Leigh College
PO Box 53 , Parson's Walk WN1 1RS
- not rated 1,295 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Progress Schools Wigan
Wigan Youth Zone , Parsons Walk WN1 1RU
- not rated 1,304 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Newbridge Learning Community
Moss Lane , Platt Bridge WN2 3TL
3out of 4 2,877 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Expanse Learning Wigan School
Tyrer Avenue , Worsley Mesnes WN3 5XE
- not rated 2,956 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.