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 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.7%
- Girls
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
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 |