St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary in Wigan | Ofsted & DfE

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

256

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

256

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

256

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWigan

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

55%

+5pp

85%68%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 55%

RWM higher standard

11%

+6pp

26%16%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

64%

Reading higher standard

20%

Writing expected standard

61%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

23%

Science expected standard

70%

SPAG expected standard

66%

SPAG higher standard

23%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

256

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

48%

SEN

37%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Wright Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 3NX

Local authority

Wigan

Website

www.saintmarys.wigan.sch.uk/

Telephone

01942866416

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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	55%	11%	64%	20%	61%	11%	73%	23%	70%	66%	103.0	104.0	102.0	—	—	—	37%	256
2023/24	50%	5%	66%	9%	68%	18%	66%	5%	68%	66%	103.0	102.0	104.0	—	—	—	36%	267
2022/23	58%	6%	63%	10%	81%	17%	77%	19%	94%	79%	102.0	104.0	104.0	-3.20	+0.80	-0.60	35%	269
2018/19	65%	6%	68%	13%	84%	26%	77%	13%	87%	71%	103.0	104.0	105.0	-1.90	+1.70	-1.00	25%	267
2017/18	85%	26%	85%	33%	89%	41%	89%	37%	89%	93%	107.0	107.0	109.0	+1.90	+3.10	+3.00	26%	249
2016/17	67%	0%	85%	7%	85%	26%	81%	7%	93%	78%	104.0	104.0	105.0	+1.80	+3.90	+1.40	22%	254

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	256	17.3	37%	13%	48%	6%	16%
2023/24	267	19.4	36%	12%	50%	7%	20%
2022/23	269	21.0	35%	11%	48%	6%	18%
2021/22	242	18.9	35%	9%	41%	6%	20%
2020/21	250	19.5	33%	7%	36%	—	—
2018/19	267	21.6	25%	6%	39%	5%	16%
2017/18	249	19.2	26%	5%	43%	5%	12%
2016/17	254	18.4	22%	5%	45%	5%	14%