St Richard's Roman Catholic 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/01/2017. 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 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Flapper Fold Lane, Manchester

School Information

Address: Flapper Fold Lane, Manchester, M46 0HA
Website: www.saintrichards.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01942882980
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs DM Nulty
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106498

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 184
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 3.8
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 3.5
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:91%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
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 Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Flapper Fold Lane , Atherton M46 0HA
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Meadowbank Primary School & Children's Centre
Formby Avenue , Atherton M46 0HX
3out of 4 136 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
Derby Street , Atherton M46 0HJ
3out of 4 386 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
Bolton Old Road , Atherton M46 9FD
4out of 4 865 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chowbent Primary School
Laburnum Street , Atherton M46 9FP
3out of 4 906 yd Voluntary controlled school No 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 4 965 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane , Tyldesley M29 8JN
3out of 4 2,160 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westhoughton High School
Bolton Road , Westhoughton BL5 3BZ
3out of 4 2,918 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NL
1out of 4 3,134 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 1,435 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Lilford Centre
The Lilford Centre , Lancaster Avenue M29 8LN
- not rated 2,237 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street , Tyldesley M29 8BS
- not rated 2,595 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Aspire Hub, Bolton
Dalton House , 33 Leigh Road BL5 2JE
- not rated 2,773 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.