Shevington Vale Primary School

WiganCommunity school

Runshaw Avenue, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JP

Headteacher: Mrs Karen TomlinsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 195 (capacity: 165)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2022
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2022
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 March 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 73%·Maths 80%All three 70%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
32
How many got their first choice?
29of 32 (90.6%)
How many applied in total?
64

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
98 girls, 97 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 79% (2018/19), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1647.0%0.0%-0.7-0.6-0.2
2016/1763.0%11.0%+1.5+1.1-0.7
2017/1870.0%15.0%+1.4-1.7+1.2
2018/1979.0%11.0%+3.0+1.1+0.3
2022/2355.0%6.0%-1.7+0.2-3.3
2023/2457.0%9.0%---
2024/2570.0%3.0%---
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