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Atherton St George's CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
333Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144371URN

Derby Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

66 applications for 41 places · 72nd of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 20 June 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

Inspection history

20 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
6 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

66 applications · 41 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Wigan median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Wigan median

Dashed bars: as Atherton St George's CofE Primary School (URN 130300), the previous school.

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	41	66	1.6	38	0.93
Sep 2025	41	63	1.5	35	0.85
Sep 2024	41	68	1.7	38	0.93
Sep 2023	35	52	1.5	32	0.91
Sep 2022	33	55	1.7	33	1.00
Sep 2021	43	67	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2020	31	47	1.5	29	0.94
Sep 2019	43	76	1.8	40	0.93
Sep 2018	45	71	1.6	47	1.04
Sep 2017	45	77	1.7	46	1.02
Sep 2016 *	41	73	1.8	38	0.93
Sep 2015 *	45	65	1.4	35	0.78
Sep 2014 *	44	72	1.6	35	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 64% · Maths 76% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%70th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	2%	105	104
2023/24	68%	7%	105	102
2022/23	52%	2%	103	102

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

Atherton St George's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
0.4 km · Wigan

2026

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Meadowbank Primary School
0.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Parklee Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
1.1 km · Wigan

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
1.6 km · Bolton

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

2026

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144371 · 359/3429
Trust: The Wings' CE Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 363 pupils · 333 on roll
Free school meals: 51.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Atherton St George's CofE Primary School (URN 130300)
Address: Derby Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HJ
Local authority: Wigan

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