Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Platt Bridge Community School

Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5NG

https://www.plattbridge.wigan.sch.uk/

Platt Bridge Community School is an academy. It has about 480 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In June 2013 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attainment, Environment and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.4		Holy Family Catholic Academy
0.5		St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram
0.9		St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
1.1		St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
1.1		Hindley Junior and Infant School
1.4		St William's Catholic Primary School
1.4		Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
1.4		Britannia Bridge Primary School
1.4		Ince CofE Primary School
1.7		Bickershaw CofE Primary School
1.7		Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School

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Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Provision for special educational needs

Specific learning difficulty

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