Platt Bridge Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 139300
- Address
- Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, WN2 5NG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 478 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.1%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.5%
White British 78.5%
Other White 5.4%
Mixed 4.7%
African 4%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 1.9%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage-0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Platt Bridge Community School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 34 18 16 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 16 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 11 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 31 28 |
| Year 1 | 55 26 29 |
| Year 2 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 3 | 48 20 28 |
| Year 4 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 5 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 6 | 60 31 29 |