St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/01/2009. 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%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bolton Old Road, Manchester

School Information

Address: Bolton Old Road, Manchester, M46 9FD
Website: http://www.saintphilips.wigan.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942883919
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Miss L Rigby
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106515

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 223

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
Bolton Old Road , Atherton M46 9FD 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chowbent Primary School
Laburnum Street , Atherton M46 9FP 		3out of 4 204 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Meadowbank Primary School & Children's Centre
Formby Avenue , Atherton M46 0HX 		3out of 4 729 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Flapper Fold Lane , Atherton M46 0HA 		3out of 4 865 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Parklee Community School
Wardour Street , Atherton M46 0AR 		3out of 4 876 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street , M46 0AY 		2out of 4 1,070 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane , Tyldesley M29 8JN 		3out of 4 1,629 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rowan Tree Primary School
Green Hall Close , Atherton M46 9HP 		4out of 4 781 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Lilford Centre
The Lilford Centre , Lancaster Avenue M29 8LN 		- not rated 1,395 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street , Tyldesley M29 8BS 		- not rated 1,839 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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