R L Hughes Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106424
- Address
- Mayfield Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 9QL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 434 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 94.2%
Mixed 1.9%
Other White 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
African 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
R L Hughes Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 51
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 5 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 5 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 24 32 |
| Year 1 | 53 26 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 4 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 6 | 60 36 24 |