St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WrightingtonAppley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington and Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy are primary schools in Wigan.

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington was judged in need of attention and Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy 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 65.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington and 63.0% for Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington (58.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington versus Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WiganSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WrightingtonWiganAppley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking367th of 466 in Lancashire 337th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll79 143
Capacity140 210
LocationWigan, WN6 9RE Wigan, WN6 9DT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% Stronger figure63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure15.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census79 143
Free school meals (ever 6)5.1% 8.4%
English as an additional language5.1% 0.0%
SEN support11.4% 8.4%
SEN with an EHC plan8.9% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.3% 5.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington

Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy

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