St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 2 2022 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106488
- Address
- Council Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 9AZ
- Website
- www.stoswaldswigan.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 251 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 92.4%
Other 2.4%
Other White 1.6%
Irish 1.2%
Mixed 1.2%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsBelow average-2.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
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 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 33.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 9 21 |
| Year 1 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 2 | 26 13 13 |
| Year 3 | 23 15 8 |
| Year 4 | 43 20 23 |
| Year 5 | 51 25 26 |
| Year 6 | 50 29 21 |