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Chowbent Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

Laburnum Street, Atherton, Manchester M46 9FP · chowbent.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 883410

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
36%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
147
70% of 210 places
Local authority
Wigan
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
36.1%
First language not English
10.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 10 (Places 12)10September 2023: 13 (Places 14)13September 2024: 15 (Places 20)15September 2025: 19 (Places 27)19September 2026: 17 (Places 19)17Places 19
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202619170.9100%
September 2025Sept 202527190.7100%
September 2024Sept 202420150.8100%
September 2023Sept 202314130.9100%
September 2022Sept 202212100.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 36% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Wigan it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 83% (England 65%)83%2022/23: 69% (England 60%)69%2023/24: 70% (England 61%)70%2024/25: 36% (England 62%)36%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼36%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼99105
●103105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Chowbent Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jun 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
39
27% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼72% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼29% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 28% who had a child bullied

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