Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

MakerfieldConstituency

WN3 6BLPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 415 pupils. Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is part of LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS 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

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

415

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 415
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Jul 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.