St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School | Primary in Warrington, Wigan | Ofsted & DfE

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

213

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

213

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

213

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/02/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWigan

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

67%

+8pp

68%54%40%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

13%

+7pp

13%8%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

70%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

37%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

60%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

213

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Church Street, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3TH

Local authority

Wigan

Website

http://www.golbornesaintthomas.wigan.sch.uk

Telephone

01942728153

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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	67%	13%	77%	27%	70%	20%	77%	37%	87%	60%	103.0	106.0	104.0	—	—	—	17%	213
2023/24	59%	6%	72%	19%	78%	19%	75%	22%	78%	66%	103.0	104.0	102.0	—	—	—	16%	218
2022/23	40%	7%	60%	10%	53%	10%	60%	23%	90%	53%	100.0	102.0	99.0	-2.40	-0.80	-0.90	12%	214
2018/19	68%	3%	71%	13%	81%	19%	84%	16%	84%	81%	102.0	104.0	103.0	+1.10	+3.40	+2.30	17%	207
2017/18	52%	4%	74%	15%	74%	22%	59%	11%	81%	56%	103.0	101.0	103.0	+2.90	+3.90	+1.80	20%	211
2016/17	54%	8%	71%	25%	71%	13%	63%	17%	79%	75%	101.0	102.0	103.0	+0.20	+1.80	+0.70	17%	203

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	213	23.7	17%	10%	32%	6%	17%
2023/24	218	21.8	16%	8%	34%	7%	17%
2022/23	214	21.4	12%	8%	35%	8%	28%
2021/22	207	20.7	15%	2%	36%	7%	23%
2020/21	204	18.5	16%	2%	35%	—	—
2018/19	207	20.4	17%	1%	34%	4%	8%
2017/18	211	19.2	20%	1%	35%	4%	9%
2016/17	203	24.0	17%	1%	36%	4%	7%