Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery | School performance | Sipuha
sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
EnglandNorth WestWiganWN2 1BPCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Wigan · Wigan · WN2 1BP www.canonsharples.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
343
cap. 410
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
343
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
343
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-7pp
65%62%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
5%
-3pp
15%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
343
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Whelley, Wigan, WN2 1BP
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
2024/2558%5%70%19%65%21%67%16%65%65%101.0102.0103.023%343
2023/2465%8%76%18%69%14%84%20%73%82%104.0105.0106.021%335
2022/2358%2%70%7%70%16%65%14%72%65%103.0101.0101.0-2.40-0.10-2.7023%340
2018/1960%15%69%21%67%23%73%21%73%71%103.0102.0106.0+1.50+1.20+0.7016%326
2017/1863%10%71%14%73%16%76%22%63%73%102.0104.0104.0+0.30+1.90+2.10364
2016/1750%5%61%11%71%11%74%21%76%79%100.0102.0105.0-5.40-2.20-2.9016%382

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
2024/2534316.923%13%47%6%14%
2023/2433519.221%12%44%8%25%
2022/2334016.823%10%42%8%24%
2021/2233217.025%9%44%8%31%
2020/2132716.619%8%38%
2018/1932621.816%7%37%5%14%
2017/1822.15%15%
2016/1738219.916%8%38%5%10%

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