Bickershaw CofE Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106470
- Address
- Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, WN2 4AE
- Website
- www.bickershaw.wigan.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 142 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.1%
- Persistent absence
- 16.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 2.8% |
| African | 2.8% |
| Other White | 4.2% |
| Mixed | 9.1% |
| White British | 76.1% |
| Other Asian | 2.1% |
| Other Black | 1.4% |
| Chinese | 1.4% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-2.7
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 27% |
| Local authority average | 66% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 0% |
| Local authority average | 10% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 101 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 97 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Bickershaw CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 16 8 8 |
| Year 1 | 20 14 6 |
| Year 2 | 22 10 12 |
| Year 3 | 19 10 9 |
| Year 4 | 21 8 13 |
| Year 5 | 22 8 14 |
| Year 6 | 22 11 11 |