St Wilfrids 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 22/05/2012. 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 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Golborne Road, Wigan

School Information

Address: Golborne Road, Wigan, WN4 8SJ
Website: www.ashtonsaintwilfrids.wigan.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942707101
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Geraldine O'Brien
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106509

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 199
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.3

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: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 Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Golborne Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8SJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Hodnet Drive , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8PQ 		3out of 4 796 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Council Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AZ 		3out of 4 1,535 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Nicol Mere School
Roman Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8DF 		4out of 4 1,717 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
R L Hughes Primary School
Mayfield Street , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9QL 		3out of 4 1,764 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cansfield High School
Old Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9TP 		3out of 4 1,712 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PF 		3out of 4 1,788 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PQ 		2out of 4 1,927 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Golborne High School
Lowton Road , Golborne WA3 3EL 		3out of 4 2,841 yd Foundation school 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 4 586 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0EP 		3out of 4 2,737 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Parks School
Market Street , Hindley WN2 3AN 		- not rated 3,048 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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