OFSTED
30 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wigan
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
147
147 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
60
40.8% of pupils
Male pupils
87
59.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.3 pts
above England
School
36.1%
Wigan
29.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.1 pts
below England
School
10.2%
Wigan
11.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wigan
0.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.0%
125
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
9
African
5.4%
8
Any other White background
1.4%
2
Caribbean
1.4%
2
Pakistani
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.1%
28 of
147 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
36.0%
24.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Reading
12.8 pts below England
School
61.0%
Wigan
74.8%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Wigan
72.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Maths
18.0 pts below England
School
54.0%
Wigan
75.5%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.38 pts
lower than
England
School
5.84%
Wigan
6.03%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.85%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.97 pts
lower than
England
School
13.85%
Wigan
15.01%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.04 pts
higher than
England
School
3.85%
Wigan
1.55%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.0%
18.2 pts
below England
Chowbent Primary School
70.0%
Wigan
96.7%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.