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R L Hughes Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Mayfield Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9QL · rlhughes.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 701147
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 425
- 92% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 51 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 51 | 37 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Wigan it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for R L Hughes Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 109
- 25% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (12%) with SEND