R L Hughes Primary School

State-Funded School

r-l-hughes-primary-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

MakerfieldConstituency

WN4 9QLPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

R L Hughes 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 425 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

93%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

425

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

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: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 425
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023. 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
8 Feb 2013	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.