St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 31 2023 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
- 106478
- Address
- Leigh Road, Atherton, M46 0PA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 210 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 88.6%
Mixed 3.9%
African 3.8%
Other White 1%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.7
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAbove average2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 77%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 11 18 |
| Year 1 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 3 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 4 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 5 | 31 19 12 |
| Year 6 | 30 18 12 |