St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 2023 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
- 106510
- Address
- Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, M29 7DY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 211 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.3%
- Girls
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 4.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.2%
White British 89.6%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 2.4%
Unclassified 1.9%
African 1.4%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.2
WritingAverage2
MathsAverage1.4
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 20%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Year 1 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 2 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 3 | 31 20 11 |
| Year 4 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 5 | 30 21 9 |
| Year 6 | 31 20 11 |