Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106512
- Address
- West Bridgewater Street, Pennington, WN7 4HB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 208 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.7%
- Girls
- 55.3%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 79.8%
African 7.2%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.9%
Indian 2.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
Chinese 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAverage0
MathsAverage0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 28 10 18 |
| Year 1 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 3 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 4 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 5 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 6 | 30 20 10 |