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EnglandNorth WestWiganM46 9FDSt Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
Primary

St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton

Primary

Wigan · Manchester · M46 9FD http://www.saintphilips.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
396
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
396
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
396
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
-7pp
91%81%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
2%
-7pp
24%13%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
396
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Bolton Old Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9FD
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
2024/2571%2%80%34%78%5%80%27%86%76%107.0106.0107.013%396
2023/2478%9%86%31%78%14%88%28%95%83%107.0106.0108.013%396
2022/2370%17%77%35%85%30%83%35%92%90%107.0107.0108.0+0.90+2.50+1.6011%413
2018/1980%10%83%25%90%27%90%40%90%92%106.0107.0110.0-0.90-0.40+0.4015%419
2017/1891%24%94%38%94%35%94%41%94%94%109.0108.0112.0+0.90+0.30+0.5014%391
2016/1781%11%86%31%86%36%94%28%86%94%107.0108.0110.0-0.90-1.00-0.1014%370

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
2024/2539621.913%6%15%5%14%
2023/2439623.713%3%14%6%16%
2022/2341323.511%2%14%5%16%
2021/2241423.310%3%13%4%9%
2020/2141822.510%1%11%
2018/1941923.315%1%9%3%5%
2017/1839122.714%1%8%3%6%
2016/1737024.414%1%9%3%4%

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