Chowbent Primary School

State-Funded School

chowbent-primary-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Leigh and AthertonConstituency

M46 9FPPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chowbent Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 147 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

<1%

Black

Any other group

Pupils

147

Total Pupils

59%Boys

41%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 147
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2015	Good	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.