Nicol Mere School

Community school · Primary school · Wigan, Wigan
WN4 8DF
Composite score
98.1

About Nicol Mere School

Nicol Mere School is a primary school in Wigan, Wigan, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 420 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 97% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 114 in reading and 112 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 33% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#4
In North West
#1
In Wigan
Top 0.2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
97%
% achieving higher RWM
33%
Reading average scaled score
114.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 420 % FSM ever-6 25.5% % EAL 5.5% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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