St Luke's CofE Primary School

About St Luke's CofE Primary School

St Luke's CofE Primary School is a Church of England state primary in Wigan, one of 99 schools of its type in the local authority. It ranks 9th in the LA for the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, placing it comfortably inside the top 10. The three schools above it in Wigan's rankings are Nicol Mere School, Gilded Hollins Community School and Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, 1.4 kilometres away. St Luke's itself holds a Good rating, confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2023, where inspectors judged that the school remains Good. Its previous graded inspection, in 2013, also awarded Good for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has a capacity of 198 but currently enrols 211 pupils, suggesting it is a popular choice among local families.

Academically, St Luke's performs well above the Wigan average. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a LA average of 65%. The school also excels at the higher standard: 29% of pupils achieved that combined benchmark, while 35% reached the higher standard in each of reading, writing and maths individually. Average scaled scores were 107 in both reading and maths, above the national expectation of 100. The school's overall ranking score of 84 places it in the top 10% of primary schools in Wigan, and in the top 6% nationally. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone make St Luke's one of the stronger performers in the borough. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary, and there is no nursery provision on site.

Facilities include a forest school, sensory room, chapel, library, dining hall, playing fields and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer are football, cricket, gymnastics, tennis, swimming and athletics, and clubs include book club, science club, art club, coding and eco club. The school supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. Admissions for 2025/26 show the school is oversubscribed: 114 applications were received for 30 places, a ratio of 3.8 applicants per place. Of 45 first-preference applications, 29 received offers. This level of demand, combined with strong results and a Good Ofsted rating, makes St Luke's a realistic target for families living close enough to secure a place, particularly those who value a Church of England ethos and a strong academic record.

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