St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 20 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
106498
Address
Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, M46 0HA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
171 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
24%
Free school meals (FSM)
48%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.5%
African 19.9%
Other White 7%
Mixed 5.3%
Other Black 4.7%
Other 3.5%
Chinese 2.9%
Indian 2.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Pakistani 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.6
WritingWell above average3.3
MathsAverage2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

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

School 11%
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 109
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
0
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 classes24.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
17
7
10
Year 1
19
10
9
Year 2
25
14
11
Year 3
30
12
18
Year 4
28
19
9
Year 5
22
13
9
Year 6
30
15
15
Year 2023-2024

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