Community school · Wigan

Meadowbank Primary School

3–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106425URN

Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

52 applications for 29 places · 58th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Wigan median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 29 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.8; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.4; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 1.9; Wigan median median 2.4

This school
Wigan median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	52	1.8	31	1.07
Sep 2025	24	47	2.0	21	0.88
Sep 2024	30	55	1.8	27	0.90
Sep 2023	22	48	2.2	22	1.00
Sep 2022	30	48	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2021	25	46	1.8	25	1.00
Sep 2020	30	62	2.1	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	54	1.8	38	1.27
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	71	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2016	30	56	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	68	2.3	37	1.23
Sep 2014	25	48	1.9	24	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 70% · Maths 87% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%41st of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wigan median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	10%	108	108
2023/24	55%	7%	104	104
2022/23	46%	4%	101	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Meadowbank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
0.1 km · Wigan

2026

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
0.7 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Chowbent Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Parklee Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
1.4 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

2026

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hindsford CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106425 · 359/2045
Capacity: 258 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 52.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HX
Local authority: Wigan

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources