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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN4 9AZSt Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Wigan · WN4 9AZ www.stoswaldswigan.co.uk

Pupils
251
cap. 330
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
251
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
251
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Oswald's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
-15pp
82%67%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
0%
-12pp
28%14%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
6%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
251
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Council Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9AZ
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
2024/2552%0%60%16%60%0%66%12%78%66%102.0102.0101.023%251
2023/2467%12%76%39%76%14%82%35%94%80%107.0107.0108.022%269
2022/2358%8%74%30%85%38%77%11%94%66%105.0103.0104.0-2.60+1.90-2.9021%294
2018/1982%28%86%36%86%34%88%38%96%96%107.0108.0110.0+1.50+1.20+1.3013%335
2017/1876%8%82%26%82%28%86%24%92%86%107.0105.0110.0-1.70-1.10-2.2013%339
2016/1784%18%88%49%86%20%94%41%92%92%109.0109.0110.0+0.90-1.30+1.4015%340

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
2024/2525120.223%3%21%5%11%
2023/2426920.122%3%21%5%11%
2022/2329420.721%2%20%5%12%
2021/2229122.024%2%20%6%16%
2020/2131922.019%1%19%
2018/1933524.813%1%12%3%6%
2017/1833923.013%1%10%4%8%
2016/1734023.115%1%10%4%6%

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