Atherton St George's CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

atherton-st-georges-cofe-primary-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Leigh and AthertonConstituency

M46 0HJPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Atherton St George's CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 333 pupils. Atherton St George's CofE Primary School is part of The Wings' CE Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

333

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 333
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Wings' CE Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Nov 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.