ClosedPrimaryURN 106415

Hindley Junior and Infant School

Community school · Wigan · WN2 3PN

Ages 4–11 · 207 pupils · Wigan

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

5.4%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)73%

Higher standard (RWM)13%

Avg scaled score — reading: 112.0
Avg scaled score — maths: 108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS: 108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%

Persistent absence (10%+)14.4%

Unauthorised1.6%

Authorised absence: 3.8%
Severe absence (50%+): 0.0%
Enrolments in measure: 180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

Overall
Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

207 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll: 207
Boys / girls: 105 / 102
School capacity: 210
Capacity fill: 207 / 210 (99%)

Free school meals: 44.4%
FSM pupils: 92
Gender: Mixed
School type: Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

Nursery
Sixth form
Boarding
Special school
Independent
Academy

School characteristics

Governance: Community school
Headteacher: Miss Adele McKeever

Location

Address: Argyle Street, Hindley
Postcode: WN2 3PN
Town: Wigan
County: Lancashire
Local authority: Wigan
District: Wigan
Constituency: Makerfield
Urban/rural: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 207 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 44.4%.

Open schools in Wigan: 102
Primary schools in Wigan: 70
Academies among open schools in Wigan: 26% (27)
Open schools in WN2: 26
Primary in WN2: 20
Open schools in Wigan LA: 144
Primary in Wigan LA: 99

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with these All in Wigan Near WN2

Hindley Junior and Infant School
Ofsted: Good
Academy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN2 3PN · Wigan
Ages 4–11
0.0 miles away
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN2 3QS · Wigan
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence5.9%
0.3 miles away
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Ofsted: School remains Good
Academy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN2 3HY · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS261%
- Absence5.7%
0.4 miles away
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
Ofsted: Good
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN2 3DG · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS281%
- Absence7.8%
0.5 miles away
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN2 4DH · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS259%
- Absence4.5%
0.6 miles away
Platt Bridge Community School
Ofsted: Good
Academy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN2 5NG · Wigan
Ages 2–11
- KS254%
- Absence6.2%
1.1 miles away
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Wigan · WN2 3NX · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS258%
- Absence6.6%
1.1 miles away
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
Ofsted: School remains Good
Academy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN2 4SD · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS243%
- Absence7.0%
1.2 miles away

Contact

Headteacher: Miss Adele McKeever

Website

www.hindley.wigan.sch.uk/