St Mary'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 13/03/2015. 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 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wright Street, Wigan, WN2 3NX
Website: www.saintmarys.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01942866416
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gillian Talbot
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106447

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 250
Number of Boys: 142
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.3
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.7
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hindley Nursery School
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG
4out of 4 2,728 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Wright Street , Platt Bridge WN2 3NX
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Platt Bridge Community School
Rivington Avenue , Platt Bridge WN2 5NG
4out of 4 348 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Platt Bridge
Wigan Street , Platt Bridge WN2 5JF
3out of 4 947 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram
Simpkin Street , Abram WN2 5QE
3out of 4 1,202 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Kildare Street , Hindley WN2 3HY
3out of 4 1,426 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 2,674 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Hindley
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG
- not rated 2,715 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hindley High School
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG
2out of 4 2,720 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Holt Street , Ince WN1 3HD
1out of 4 2,793 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbridge Learning Community
Moss Lane , Platt Bridge WN2 3TL
3out of 4 36 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Leyland Park House , WN2 3RX
4out of 4 1,804 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane , Hindley Green WN2 4XA
4out of 4 3,273 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.