St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 25 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
106487
Address
Church Street, Golborne, WA3 3TH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
213 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
59.6%
Girls
40.4%
First language not English
9.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.4%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.4%
Chinese 4.7%
Mixed 2.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
African 1.4%
Other White 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2.4
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
19
11
Year 1
27
14
13
Year 2
31
18
13
Year 3
32
23
9
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
33
17
16
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025

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