St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 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 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
White British 88.4%
Mixed 3.1%
African 1.8%
Other White 1.5%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Other 1%
Indian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAverage1.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 53
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 57 24 33 |
| Year 1 | 43 28 15 |
| Year 2 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 3 | 57 26 31 |
| Year 4 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 5 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 6 | 59 33 26 |