St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton

St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton at a glance

Located in Manchester, Wigan, St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 396 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.