St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington 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 13/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

Check St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Mossy Lea Road, Wigan

School Information

Address: Mossy Lea Road, Wigan, WN6 9RE
Website: https://www.st-josephs-wrightington.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01257423092
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Marie Baxendale
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119696

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 113
Number of Boys: 57
Number of Girls: 56

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.9
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
Mossy Lea Road , Wrightington WN6 9RE 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
Mossy Lea Road , Wrightington WN6 9RN 		3out of 4 1,305 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shevington Vale Primary School
Runshaw Avenue , Appley Bridge WN6 9JP 		3out of 4 2,034 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Preston Road , Coppull PR7 5DU 		3out of 4 2,345 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Avondale Street , Standish WN6 0LF 		4out of 4 2,456 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Standish Community High School
Kenyon Road , Standish WN6 0NX 		3out of 4 1,777 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shevington High School
Shevington Lane , Shevington WN6 8AB 		3out of 4 2,265 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
My Life Learning
C/O Thompson House , Pepper Lane WN6 0PP 		- not rated 880 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fir Tree Fishery CIC
The Nook , Appley Bridge WN6 9JB 		- not rated 2,649 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑