St Oswald'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 13/06/2013. 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 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Council Avenue, Wigan, WN4 9AZ
Website: www.stoswaldswigan.co.uk
Telephone: 01942724820
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Hassan
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106488

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 350
Number of Pupils: 319
Number of Boys: 169
Number of Girls: 150

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.2
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:28%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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 Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Council Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
R L Hughes Primary School
Mayfield Street , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9QL 		3out of 4 404 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Hodnet Drive , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8PQ 		3out of 4 748 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Nicol Mere School
Roman Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8DF 		4out of 4 1,233 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Golborne Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8SJ 		3out of 4 1,535 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PF 		3out of 4 642 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cansfield High School
Old Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9TP 		3out of 4 763 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PQ 		2out of 4 776 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willow Grove Primary School
Willow Grove , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8XF 		4out of 4 2,013 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0EP 		3out of 4 2,443 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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