Woodfield 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 22/10/2014. 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 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

Check Woodfield Primary School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Wigan Lane, Wigan

School Information

Address: Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NT
Website: www.woodfield.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01942243675
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Anna Prior
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106402

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.8
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.5
Maths
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.7

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:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Douglas Valley Nursery School
Turner Street , Off Greenough Street WN1 3SU 		4out of 4 1,782 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodfield Primary School
Wigan Lane , WN1 2NT 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beech Hill Community Primary School
Netherby Road , Beech Hill WN6 7PT 		3out of 4 1,425 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Whelley , WN2 1BP 		3out of 4 1,487 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Mab's Cross Primary School
Standishgate , WN1 1XL 		3out of 4 1,520 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Standishgate , WN1 1XL 		4out of 4 1,610 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Baytree Road , Springfield WN6 7RN 		3out of 4 1,710 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Frog Lane , WN1 1HQ 		3out of 4 2,005 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Holt Street , Ince WN1 3HD 		1out of 4 2,561 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wigan and Leigh College
PO Box 53 , Parson's Walk WN1 1RS 		- not rated 2,047 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Progress Schools Wigan
Wigan Youth Zone , Parsons Walk WN1 1RU 		- not rated 1,743 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑