St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wigan
Unique reference
106515
Address
Bolton Old Road, Atherton, M46 9FD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
396 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
46.7%
Girls
53.3%
First language not English
3%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.4%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.1%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 1.5%
Pakistani 1.5%
African 1%
Chinese 1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

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

School 17%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
44
27
17
Year 1
59
24
35
Year 2
56
25
31
Year 3
60
30
30
Year 4
59
24
35
Year 5
59
33
26
Year 6
59
22
37
Year 2023-2024

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