St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 19 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
- 184 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 25.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37%
- Persistent absence
- 8.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.9%
White British 44.6%
African 25.5%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 5.4%
Other Black 3.3%
Chinese 2.7%
Irish Traveller 2.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 2.2%
Indian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Unclassified 1.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.6
WritingWell above average3.3
MathsAverage2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Admissions
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 18
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
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 | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 14 16 |
| Year 1 | 18 6 12 |
| Year 2 | 25 15 10 |
| Year 3 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 4 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 5 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 6 | 25 13 12 |