Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, WiganCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wigan.

Summary of the comparison

Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan and Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery are primary schools in Wigan.

  • Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan was judged Outstanding and Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 87.0% for Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan and 58.0% for Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan (86.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery (58.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan versus Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WiganHoly Family RC Primary School, New Springs, WiganWiganCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking13th of 97 in Wigan Stronger figure84th of 97 in Wigan
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll133 343
Capacity140 410
LocationWigan, WN2 1EL Wigan, WN2 1BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard87.0% Stronger figure58.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census133 343
Free school meals (ever 6)18.8% 47.2%
English as an additional language11.3% 12.8%
SEN support12.8% 19.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.1% Stronger figure14.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Full profiles: Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan · Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery