Hindsford CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

hindsford-cofe-primary-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Leigh and AthertonConstituency

M46 9BLPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 207 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

207

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: 207
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
28 Mar 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.