Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C68
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Wigan, WN6 9RN
- Distance
- 1.2km away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RE
Local ranking367th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 30 July 2026
Primary
Phase
140
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 65.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 18.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 65.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 59.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 105.0
- Cohort Size
- 17
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 79
- Boys
- 44 (56%)
- Girls
- 35 (44%)
- Capacity
- 140 (56% full)
- SEND
- 20.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.1%
- EAL
- 5.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 8.9%
- SEN Support
- 11.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,594/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 13.3% 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
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- White British: 88.6%
- Black African: 6.3%
- Asian Indian: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.3%
88.6%
White British
6.3%
Black African
2.5%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Mossy Lea Road
Wigan, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 119696
- UKPRN
- 10080331
- Establishment No.
- 3834
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