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St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA

Local ranking39th of 97 primary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: Needs attention

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
Inclusion
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
54.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
54.0%
Writing (Expected)
71.0%
Maths (Expected)
75.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
50.0%
Reading avg scaled score
101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
24

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
184
Boys
93 (51%)
Girls
91 (49%)
Capacity
210 (88% full)
SEND
26.6%
FSM Eligible
37.5%
EAL
25.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.7%
SEN Support
23.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,140/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 45.0%
  • Black African: 25.8%
  • White Other: 7.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 3.9%
  • Black Other: 3.3%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.8%
  • White Traveller: 2.2%
  • Asian Other: 2.2%

45.0%

White British

25.8%

Black African

7.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
106498
UKPRN
10078703
Establishment No.
3396

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