Woodfield Primary SchoolCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

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

Summary of the comparison

Woodfield Primary School and Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery are primary schools in Wigan.

  • Woodfield Primary School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Woodfield Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Woodfield Primary School was judged exceptional 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 93.0% for Woodfield Primary School 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 risen at Woodfield Primary School (87.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% 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

Woodfield Primary School versus Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WiganWoodfield Primary SchoolWiganCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA88/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking2nd of 97 in Wigan Stronger figure84th of 97 in Wigan
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll209 326
Capacity210 410
LocationWigan, WN1 2NT Wigan, WN2 1BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard93.0% Stronger figure58.0% 62.0%
At higher standard31.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census210 343
Free school meals (ever 6)6.2% 47.2%
English as an additional language8.1% 12.8%
SEN support10.5% 19.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence2.7% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.2% 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.

Woodfield Primary School

Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

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