St Thomas CofE Primary School

WiganVoluntary aided school

Hodnet Drive, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8PQ

Headteacher: Mrs Leanne CowleySchool website ↗Pupils: 185 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
59.0%
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%.
14.0%
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 62%·Writing 72%·Maths 69%All three 59%
Reading
Expected62%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected72%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected69%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
10
How many families wanted this school first?
7
How many got their first choice?
7of 7 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
42

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
21.0%
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).
24.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
86 girls, 99 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 80% (2017/18), currently 59%

* 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
2015/1654.0%11.0%-2.7-2.1-0.5
2016/1772.0%3.0%-1.7-2.5-0.6
2017/1880.0%13.0%+0.3+0.4-0.4
2018/1973.0%20.0%-1.0+1.0+0.1
2022/2363.0%16.0%-1.4-0.8-1.6
2023/2452.0%3.0%---
2024/2559.0%14.0%---