St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 3 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
- 269 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.3%
White British 92.6%
Other White 2.6%
Other 1.9%
Irish 1.1%
Mixed 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
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 58%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 31
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 28 15 13 |
| Year 1 | 25 12 13 |
| Year 2 | 25 16 9 |
| Year 3 | 40 18 22 |
| Year 4 | 53 25 28 |
| Year 5 | 47 29 18 |
| Year 6 | 51 29 22 |