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EnglandNorth WestWiganM46 0HASt Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Primary

St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

Primary

Wigan · Manchester · M46 0HA www.saintrichards.wigan.sch.uk/

Pupils
184
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
184
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
184
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton · Primary · Wigan

Finance£7140 spend / pupil£6951 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-23pp
91%73%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
13%
+3pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
54%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
50%
LA AVG 75.65%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 30.48%
Reading scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 105.7
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.41
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
184
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA
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
2024/2554%13%54%17%71%25%75%21%75%50%101.0104.0102.027%184
2023/2477%10%81%32%90%26%87%26%90%74%107.0107.0104.026%171
2022/2383%11%83%50%83%33%89%39%83%78%109.0109.0107.0+2.60+3.30+2.7023%158
2018/1991%9%95%41%91%27%95%36%91%82%108.0108.0106.0+1.00+1.00+0.7010%172
2017/1871%0%79%7%86%21%79%29%86%86%104.0107.0105.0+1.40+3.20+4.9014%152
2016/1779%17%79%34%93%28%93%17%90%72%105.0105.0104.0+6.80+8.30+5.9011%150

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
2024/2518426.327%26%38%4%11%
2023/2417119.026%24%48%6%18%
2022/2315819.823%28%55%6%15%
2021/2217721.111%25%58%7%24%
2020/2118420.014%24%59%
2018/1917219.110%21%41%4%10%
2017/1815219.014%16%36%5%15%
2016/1715015.011%9%39%4%7%

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