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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN2 2DGSt William's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St William's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Wigan · WN2 2DG https://www.saintwilliams.wigan.sch.uk/

Pupils
233
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
233
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
233
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
+2pp
70%55%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
233
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Ince Green Lane, Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN2 2DG
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%4%68%14%61%4%75%32%71%75%102.0104.0105.021%233
2023/2452%0%83%17%55%0%86%38%72%79%103.0106.0104.021%225
2022/2340%7%57%13%50%10%77%27%73%73%101.0105.0103.0-1.20-3.60+3.5023%219
2018/1970%7%83%13%73%20%83%17%73%80%103.0104.0106.0+0.50+0.50+1.4017%227
2017/1868%12%84%28%68%16%92%36%76%84%109.0108.0109.0+1.20-1.80+3.4023%229
2016/1743%0%57%7%70%0%60%0%67%67%100.0100.0104.0-3.10-2.00-3.6026%240

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
2024/2523319.521%30%45%6%17%
2023/2422520.321%28%47%6%20%
2022/2321917.923%20%49%6%20%
2021/2221318.921%18%47%6%23%
2020/2121117.325%17%44%
2018/1922718.017%15%42%4%3%
2017/1822917.723%13%39%6%15%
2016/1724019.726%9%39%5%14%

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