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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN4 9QLR L Hughes Primary School
Primary

R L Hughes Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Wigan · WN4 9QL http://www.rlhughes.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
440
cap. 460
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of R L Hughes Primary School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
78%
+10pp
78%71%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
7%
+5pp
20%11%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
95%
SPAG higher standard
53%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
440
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Mayfield Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9QL
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
2024/2578%7%85%31%85%12%97%36%90%95%107.0109.0111.013%440
2023/2468%2%78%28%73%3%82%27%83%73%105.0106.0105.016%434
2022/2364%8%69%17%80%20%83%36%90%81%105.0106.0108.0-1.30+1.30+1.208%428
2018/1978%20%80%33%85%32%88%40%85%90%106.0107.0111.0+2.00+2.10+2.4010%442
2017/1875%17%88%35%86%35%85%22%91%92%107.0104.0109.0+1.90+2.30+0.2012%465
2016/1767%17%71%30%78%35%84%32%86%87%105.0106.0109.0+0.40+1.40+0.909%483

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
2024/2544023.913%6%19%4%8%
2023/2443423.116%3%20%5%11%
2022/2342823.88%3%22%4%9%
2021/2243023.79%2%21%5%12%
2020/2141924.46%1%17%
2018/1944223.310%1%17%4%5%
2017/1846523.712%1%20%4%6%
2016/1748323.39%1%18%4%6%

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