Atherton St George's CofE Primary School | Primary in Manchester, Wigan | Ofsted & DfE

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

353

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

353

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

353

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWigan

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Atherton St George's CofE Primary School · Primary · Wigan

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

56%

-12pp

68%54%39%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

-5pp

7%5%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

64%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

76%

Maths higher standard

20%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

73%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

353

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

54%

SEN

44%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Derby Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HJ

Local authority

Wigan

Website

www.saintgeorges.wigan.sch.uk/

Telephone

01942883971

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	56%	2%	78%	29%	64%	4%	76%	20%	82%	73%	105.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	44%	353
2023/24	68%	7%	77%	30%	82%	27%	75%	14%	86%	77%	105.0	102.0	104.0	—	—	—	44%	358
2022/23	52%	2%	68%	11%	73%	14%	66%	5%	73%	50%	103.0	102.0	101.0	-0.90	+1.80	+0.10	46%	361
2018/19	39%	2%	59%	11%	75%	18%	45%	5%	93%	59%	101.0	99.0	102.0	+2.80	+4.70	-0.30	32%	365
2017/18	57%	5%	70%	18%	75%	18%	68%	16%	80%	61%	104.0	102.0	103.0	+3.40	+3.50	+2.70	—	381

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	353	21.9	44%	13%	54%	7%	20%
2023/24	358	24.2	44%	11%	52%	7%	19%
2022/23	361	22.8	46%	10%	54%	7%	18%
2021/22	346	25.3	45%	8%	50%	7%	21%
2020/21	363	22.7	35%	8%	39%	—	—
2018/19	365	21.5	32%	6%	36%	4%	7%
2017/18	—	25.4	—	—	—	6%	16%