Wood Fold 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 17/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Green Lane, Wigan

School Information

Address: Green Lane, Wigan, WN6 0TS
Website: www.woodfold.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01257400271
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rebecca Gough
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106427

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 417
Number of Pupils: 415
Number of Boys: 214
Number of Girls: 201

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.6
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.3
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:85%
England Average:65%

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

School:22%
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
Wood Fold Primary School
Green Lane , Standish WN6 0TS 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Avondale Street , Standish WN6 0LF 		4out of 4 778 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Rectory Lane , Standish WN6 0XB 		4out of 4 862 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Millbrook Primary School
Elmfield , Shevington WN6 8DL 		3out of 4 1,642 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Church Lane , Shevington WN6 8BD 		3out of 4 2,157 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 4 985 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shevington High School
Shevington Lane , Shevington WN6 8AB 		3out of 4 1,389 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 2,075 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fir Tree Fishery CIC
The Nook , Appley Bridge WN6 9JB 		- not rated 2,987 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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