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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN5 0DTSt John's CofE Primary School
Primary

St John's CofE Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Wigan · WN5 0DT

Pupils
192
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's CofE Primary School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+4pp
75%66%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
192
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Church Street, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 0DT
Local authority
Wigan
Website
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
2024/2571%7%75%29%75%11%86%21%86%75%105.0106.0103.036%192
2023/2467%3%73%17%77%7%83%3%83%53%103.0103.0100.030%198
2022/2375%6%81%25%81%13%81%16%81%75%105.0105.0104.0+3.30+4.00+3.7030%201
2018/1975%4%89%14%82%11%86%18%79%86%104.0103.0105.0+2.60+1.80+0.4025%206
2017/1857%3%67%13%73%17%70%17%77%77%103.0103.0104.0-0.60+0.70+0.3021%206
2016/1754%8%69%12%73%8%65%15%77%65%102.0102.0103.0+0.60-0.40+0.0026%207

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
2024/2519218.036%7%41%7%19%
2023/2419820.530%7%38%8%28%
2022/2320120.830%6%39%8%28%
2021/2220517.628%4%38%8%24%
2020/2120419.928%3%41%
2018/1920620.325%2%38%5%15%
2017/1820618.821%2%40%5%13%
2016/1720720.726%2%44%5%16%

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