St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 14 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
106494
Address
Abbott Street, Hindley, WN2 3DG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
182 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
53.3%
Girls
46.7%
First language not English
6.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.5%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.9%
African 6.6%
Mixed 6.5%
Other 3.8%
Other White 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average6.3
WritingWell above average4.3
MathsWell above average5.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 81%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
10
11
Year 1
25
13
12
Year 2
25
16
9
Year 3
27
14
13
Year 4
26
14
12
Year 5
28
14
14
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2023-2024

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