Primary school

St Luke's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Wigan
  • WA3 2PW
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2013 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 351 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 3%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 60%60%2016/17: top 9%2017/18: top 2%2% · 2017/182018/19: top 7%2022/23: top 3%2023/24: top 6%2024/25: top 3%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM90% · North West 63%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM23% · North West 6%10/10 Top 10%+14.1 pts
Reading score108 · North West 1058/10 Above+13.2 pts
Maths score110 · North West 10510/10 Top 10%+5.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 32 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 83% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 94% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 87% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 88% · 32 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 84% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 90% · 30 pupils · North West 63%94%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 32 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 14% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 32% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 17% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 25% · 32 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 29% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 23% · 30 pupils · North West 6%32%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 32 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 110 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 110 · 32 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 105110100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 32 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 109 · 32 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 110 · 30 pupils · North West 105110100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in62.5%
30 of 48 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 62.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4830
2nd410
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026212
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.6%
First language not English3.3%
SEN support11.4%
EHC plan0.5%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils4.8%

Girls 52.6%Boys 47.4%

107.1% full · 198 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.1
Pupils per adult14.4
  • Classroom teachers 6.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 8.5 FTE · Whole workforce 17.6 · 37 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,600
Spend per pupil£6,872
Staff spend per pupil£4,651
Reserve per pupil−£214
  • −£45,464revenue reserve
  • −£57,648in-year balance

Grants £5,624 · self-generated £977 · premises £317 per pupil