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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN2 4AEBickershaw CofE Primary School
Primary

Bickershaw CofE Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Wigan · WN2 4AE www.bickershaw.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
142
cap. 154
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
27%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
27%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Bickershaw CofE Primary School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
27%
-25pp
64%46%27%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
5%
Writing expected standard
41%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
41%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
97.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
142
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, Wigan, WN2 4AE
Local authority
Wigan
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2527%0%64%5%41%0%41%0%77%64%101.097.0101.020%142
2023/2452%0%67%14%62%14%67%14%86%71%104.0103.0103.020%150
2022/2352%5%57%24%81%10%67%19%86%76%101.0102.0105.0-2.70+1.60-0.4018%151
2018/1964%14%64%27%77%23%77%45%77%77%102.0106.0107.0-1.60+1.20+1.4021%139
2017/1864%7%79%29%86%14%79%14%86%86%106.0104.0107.0+2.30+1.20+0.9020%137
2016/1771%12%82%35%94%29%76%18%94%88%106.0103.0106.0+4.20+4.80+1.0022%140

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2514221.520%16%41%6%18%
2023/2415022.720%15%33%6%14%
2022/2315121.018%13%32%6%15%
2021/2213922.418%9%35%6%17%
2020/2114518.117%12%32%
2018/1913917.421%10%36%4%12%
2017/1813715.220%10%34%4%6%
2016/1714017.522%6%39%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.