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%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.3 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
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 |