Ofsted inspection · 17/02/2022
Overview of St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell · Primary · Wigan
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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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 | 80% | 20% | 90% | 57% | 87% | 23% | 88% | 50% | 90% | 87% | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 371 |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 13% | 92% | 42% | 88% | 20% | 90% | 43% | 90% | 92% | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 385 |
| 2022/23 | 84% | 16% | 90% | 57% | 90% | 21% | 97% | 46% | 90% | 97% | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | +3.50 | +1.80 | +4.30 | 17% | 401 |
| 2018/19 | 88% | 20% | 93% | 53% | 92% | 24% | 97% | 44% | 95% | 92% | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | +3.60 | +0.70 | +2.30 | 16% | 417 |
| 2017/18 | 91% | 14% | 95% | 40% | 91% | 23% | 91% | 51% | 91% | 95% | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | +2.80 | +1.30 | +4.30 | 17% | 391 |
| 2016/17 | 93% | 12% | 95% | 40% | 95% | 19% | 98% | 63% | 100% | 98% | 109.0 | 112.0 | 111.0 | +1.80 | -0.50 | +5.20 | 12% | 368 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 371 | 20.7 | 14% | 3% | 11% | 3% | 5% |
| 2023/24 | 385 | 20.6 | 17% | 3% | 10% | 4% | 8% |
| 2022/23 | 401 | 21.7 | 17% | 2% | 10% | 4% | 8% |
| 2021/22 | 402 | 22.0 | 14% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 10% |
| 2020/21 | 400 | 24.3 | 19% | 2% | 6% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 417 | 24.5 | 16% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| 2017/18 | 391 | 23.0 | 17% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 368 | 22.2 | 12% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 1% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.