Primary school

St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Catholic
  • Wigan
  • M46 0HA
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,098 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 15%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 4%4% · 2018/192022/23: top 7%2023/24: top 16%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM54% · North West 63%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · North West 6%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score101 · North West 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 79% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 71% · 14 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 91% · 22 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 83% · 18 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 54% · 24 pupils · North West 63%91%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 17% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 14 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 9% · 22 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 11% · 18 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 10% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 13% · 24 pupils · North West 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 14 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 22 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 109 · 18 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 101 · 24 pupils · North West 105109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 14 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 22 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 109 · 18 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 24 pupils · North West 105109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd172
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Early yearsNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Inadequate
  5. 2015Requires improvement
  6. 2017Good
  7. 2022Remains Good
  8. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026184
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.5%
First language not English25.5%
SEN support23.9%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils11.1%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

87.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.3
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 8.8
  • Other support 0.8

Teachers 7 FTE · Whole workforce 16.6 · 26 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,524
Spend per pupil£7,072
Staff spend per pupil£5,112
Reserve per pupil£2,040
  • +£375,370revenue reserve
  • +£83,206in-year balance

Grants £7,365 · self-generated £159 · premises £391 per pupil