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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN5 7BDOrrell Newfold Community Primary School
Primary

Orrell Newfold Community Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Wigan · WN5 7BD http://www.newfold.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
447
cap. 409
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
93%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
447
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
93%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
447
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Orrell Newfold Community Primary School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
93%
+5pp
93%90%86%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 93%
RWM higher standard
25%
+10pp
26%18%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
95%
Reading higher standard
63%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
98%
Maths higher standard
63%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
97%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
112.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
447
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7BD
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
2024/2593%25%95%63%93%28%98%63%93%97%110.0112.0110.011%447
2023/2488%15%93%63%90%27%95%37%93%90%111.0108.0110.012%456
2022/2390%26%97%52%92%36%95%44%98%90%110.0108.0111.0+3.00+2.50+2.1010%468
2018/1986%12%95%38%88%21%93%28%90%95%108.0107.0108.0+2.60-0.20+1.1011%470
2017/1888%9%91%39%91%19%91%28%93%95%108.0107.0109.0+3.10+1.70+2.8012%468
2016/1780%17%90%38%82%17%93%43%87%92%108.0109.0110.0+4.30+0.30+5.0011%473

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
2024/2544720.911%1%11%4%7%
2023/2445623.712%0%11%4%8%
2022/2346824.010%1%10%4%7%
2021/2246523.810%1%10%5%9%
2020/2146022.711%2%8%
2018/1947024.811%2%7%3%7%
2017/1846823.912%2%8%3%6%
2016/1747325.411%2%8%4%8%

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