St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington

LancashireVoluntary aided school

Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RE

Headteacher: Miss Vicki GleesonSchool website ↗Pupils: 79 (capacity: 140)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
65%
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.
65.0%
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%.
18.0%
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 65%·Writing 76%·Maths 76%All three 65%
Reading
Expected65%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding47%
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?
7
How many families wanted this school first?
7
How many got their first choice?
7of 7 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
23

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
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).
0.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
35 girls, 44 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 86% (2015/16), currently 65%

* 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
2015/1686.0%7.0%+3.1+2.1+4.4
2016/1773.0%0.0%+2.1-1.2+1.8
2017/1876.0%12.0%+1.3+0.5+0.8
2018/1968.0%4.0%-0.4-1.1+0.7
2022/2358.0%0.0%-1.6-1.2-2.4
2023/2450.0%0.0%---
2024/2565.0%18.0%---