Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan

A outstanding voluntary aided school school in Wigan. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan.

Wigan, WN21RU Ofsted: Outstanding Age 4-11 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

77

/ 100

Primary weighted harmonic mean of 3 indicators

Indicators used for Primary schools

KS2 pupils meeting expected standard
78.1
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 40.0%
Raw: 92.0%
KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard
60.8
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: 12.0%
Ofsted inspection outcome
100.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: Outstanding

How we weight each phase

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Outstanding
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Last inspected
14 February 2017
Previous grade
Good
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Holly Road
Aspull
Wigan, WN21RU

Location

Find the school on the map

Source: Geocoding

School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
106490
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Address
Holly Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1RU
Age range
4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
School status
Open
Capacity
210 pupils
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
No

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
205
Free School Meals
18.5% (38 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
1.0% (2 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
95.8%
Excellent
Persistent Absence
6.3%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Detailed Performance Metrics

Meeting Expected Standard:
92.0%
Exceeding Expected Standard:
12.0%
Reading Score:
107.0
Maths Score:
107.0
Grammar Score:
108.0

Key Performance Indicators

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected):
92.0 (+33.2 vs average)
Low Persistent Absence:
6.3 (11.2 below average)
Low Absence Rate:
4.2 (2.4 below average)

Historical Performance

Year Mat Average Read Average
2024 107.0 107.0
2023 107.0 108.0

Historical data shows year-over-year performance trends

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
13 pupils
Excellent
Pupils per Year Group
26
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
205 pupils
4-11

Performance Trend

Declining trend (-0.5 per year)

Down -0.5% over 3 years

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From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

"Learning and loving together; we grow with Jesus"

Loving Positive Safe Nurturing Forgiving Kind Respectful Honest

Our Lady’s School is a Voluntary Aided Catholic School established to support Catholic parents in their responsibility for the spiritual, academic, physical, moral, cultural and religious development of their children in accordance with the teachings of the Church.

Extracurriculars

Clubs

Cooking Club Warriors – Multi-sports Lego Club Warriors – Ball Games Club MFL Club Choir Club Eco & Laudato Si Club RRSA Club Art & Craft Club

Sports

Football Rugby Netball Cricket Dance Athletics

Facilities

Outdoor classroom Learning Resource Centre (LRC) and Library School garden KS1 & KS2 Classrooms Playground School hall

Curriculum Highlights

Sounds-Write phonics scheme taught daily from Reception to Year 2 Book banded reading system linked to phonics with Accelerated Reader (AR) and AR quizzes Reading Spine based on Pie Corbett and Doug Lemov Multi-sensory and inclusive teaching approaches across subjects

Wraparound Care

Breakfast Club: Yes After-School Care: Yes

Breakfast Club and After School Club; BASC until 5:30pm.

SEND Provision

Differentiated school support; Waves of Intervention; plan, do, review model; SENDCO involvement; termly meetings with Educational Psychology and TESS team; therapies and targeted interventions as needed; support for Religious Education and other subjects to meet SEND needs.

Admissions Criteria

For each new September intake there are 30 places at school for Reception Year children; if 30 children or less apply, all will be offered a place; if more than 30 apply, places are allocated with reference to the school's Admissions policy; approximately 43% of the children on roll are of a different religion or have no faith background.

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