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Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Derby Street, Atherton, Manchester M46 0HJ · saintgeorges.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 883971
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- 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
- 333
- 92% of 363 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Wings' Ce Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 41 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 | 41 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 41 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 35 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 130300)
Ofsted
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 30
- 8% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (37%) with SEND