Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Rectory Lane, Wigan

School Information

Address: Rectory Lane, Wigan, WN6 0XB
Website: www.saintwilfrids.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01257423992
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stuart Colothan
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139883

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 500
Number of Pupils: 587
Number of Boys: 297
Number of Girls: 290

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 2.5 to 5.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:92%
England Average:65%

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

School:33%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:111
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Rectory Lane , Standish WN6 0XB
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Avondale Street , Standish WN6 0LF
4out of 4 735 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wood Fold Primary School
Green Lane , Standish WN6 0TS
4out of 4 862 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Millbrook Primary School
Elmfield , Shevington WN6 8DL
3out of 4 2,470 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Church Lane , Shevington WN6 8BD
3out of 4 2,997 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Standish Community High School
Kenyon Road , Standish WN6 0NX
3out of 4 1,407 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shevington High School
Shevington Lane , Shevington WN6 8AB
3out of 4 2,251 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
My Life Learning
C/O Thompson House , Pepper Lane WN6 0PP
- not rated 2,417 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.