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Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School

Wigan, WN2 4DHPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
60%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 29 places
Ranking
#7,896
of 13,686 nationally

About Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School

Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, with every inspected category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management — all judged to be Good. That consistency is worth noting, but the headline academic story comes from the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 cohort. Sixty per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is five percentage points below the Wigan local authority average of 65%. The school ranks 63rd out of 98 primary schools in the borough on this measure, placing it in the bottom half locally and the bottom 50% nationally. That said, individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story: 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 106, and 73% did so in writing.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressHereford Road, Wigan, Wigan, WN2 4DH
HeadteacherW Hilton
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils195
Free School Meals (FSM)43.1%
School Capacity195 / 207 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 18 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.