Platt Bridge Community School | Primary in Wigan | Ofsted & DfE

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

483

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

483

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

483

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/07/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWigan

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Platt Bridge Community School · Primary · Wigan

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

72%

+1pp

72%63%54%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

+2pp

10%7%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

36%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

76%

Maths higher standard

29%

Science expected standard

79%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

34%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

483

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

50%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5NG

Local authority

Wigan

Website

https://plattbridge.atctrust.org.uk/

Telephone

01942487999

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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	72%	5%	83%	36%	78%	14%	76%	29%	79%	79%	106.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	16%	483
2023/24	71%	3%	78%	12%	76%	10%	83%	14%	83%	83%	103.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	10%	478
2022/23	54%	6%	62%	14%	79%	13%	68%	14%	83%	76%	101.0	103.0	104.0	-2.60	+1.50	-0.80	10%	485
2018/19	56%	8%	59%	14%	81%	25%	73%	25%	85%	73%	101.0	104.0	105.0	-2.50	+1.70	-0.60	11%	500
2017/18	65%	10%	77%	27%	79%	29%	71%	12%	81%	77%	105.0	103.0	107.0	+2.30	+3.90	+1.30	11%	454
2016/17	65%	8%	75%	25%	79%	8%	83%	21%	83%	79%	104.0	104.0	106.0	+2.10	+1.20	+1.70	10%	457

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	483	19.2	16%	17%	50%	6%	16%
2023/24	478	18.0	10%	16%	50%	6%	16%
2022/23	485	18.9	10%	14%	51%	6%	17%
2021/22	472	18.3	9%	13%	50%	6%	16%
2020/21	479	17.0	11%	11%	37%	—	—
2018/19	500	24.1	11%	10%	46%	4%	8%
2017/18	454	20.4	11%	11%	47%	5%	14%
2016/17	457	—	10%	10%	50%	4%	11%