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
- 483 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 17%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 77%
Other White 5.8%
African 5.4%
Mixed 4.9%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 2.1%
Other 1.2%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Unclassified 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 71%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Platt Bridge Community School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
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 | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 32 13 19 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 9 2 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 26 16 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 8 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 33 19 |
| Year 1 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 2 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 3 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 4 | 54 24 30 |
| Year 5 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 6 | 58 27 31 |