Voluntary controlled school · Wigan

Hindsford CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106441URN

Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.8 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

79 applications for 29 places · 14th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Wigan median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 29 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.5; 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	79	2.7	46	1.59
Sep 2025	28	57	2.0	31	1.11
Sep 2024	30	70	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2023	27	53	2.0	28	1.04
Sep 2022	24	47	2.0	23	0.96
Sep 2021	29	69	2.4	38	1.31
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2019	30	48	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2018	30	59	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	69	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	69	2.3	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	69	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 77% · Maths 87% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%23rd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	77%	7%	108	108
2023/24	77%	17%	108	107
2022/23	77%	7%	109	107

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

Hindsford CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
0.1 km · Wigan

2026

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Parklee Primary School
0.8 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chowbent Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
1.3 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Tyldesley Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
1.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106441 · 359/3015
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 43.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL
Local authority: Wigan

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