R L Hughes Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 2 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
- 440 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 92%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 1.8%
African 1.8%
Chinese 1.4%
Other 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 68%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
R L Hughes Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 6 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 8 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 27 30 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 52 25 27 |
| Year 3 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 4 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 5 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 6 | 59 30 29 |