Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 1 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 145713
- Address
- Billinge Road, Pemberton, WN3 6BL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 423 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 10.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
White British 90.3%
Other White 3.1%
African 2.6%
Mixed 2.1%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsBelow average-2.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 38
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 5 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 13 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 19 26 |
| Year 1 | 57 22 35 |
| Year 2 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 3 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 4 | 57 32 25 |
| Year 5 | 60 24 36 |
| Year 6 | 53 23 30 |