Voluntary controlled school · Wigan

Chowbent Primary School

4–11Ages
147Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106443URN

Laburnum Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9FP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

41 applications for 19 places · 40th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

30 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
12 May 2015
Graded inspection: 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Wigan median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

41 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.2; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 3.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 4.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 4.1; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 3.8; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 1.5; 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	19	41	2.2	17	0.89
Sep 2025	27	57	2.1	19	0.70
Sep 2024	20	63	3.2	15	0.75
Sep 2023	14	63	4.5	13	0.93
Sep 2022	12	49	4.1	10	0.83
Sep 2021	16	45	2.8	15	0.94
Sep 2020	30	56	1.9	22	0.73
Sep 2019	18	53	2.9	18	1.00
Sep 2018	19	73	3.8	17	0.89
Sep 2017	28	63	2.3	25	0.89
Sep 2016	30	66	2.2	14	0.47
Sep 2015	30	68	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2014	26	38	1.5	14	0.54

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 57% · Maths 54% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%96th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	36%	11%	103	99
2023/24	70%	0%	105	104
2022/23	69%	0%	105	104

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

Chowbent Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
0.2 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Parklee Primary School
0.6 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
Meadowbank Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Good2023

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

2026

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%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
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106443 · 359/3023
Capacity: 210 pupils · 147 on roll
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Laburnum Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9FP
Local authority: Wigan

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