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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 139300

Platt Bridge Community School

Academy converter · Wigan · WN2 5NG

Ages 2–11 · 479 pupils · Wigan

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
352

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

51

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
77
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

479 pupils · 504 places

Pupils on roll
479
Boys / girls
239 / 240
School capacity
504
Capacity fill
479 / 504 (95%)
Free school meals
46.9%
FSM pupils
204
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
Academy trust
ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
Sponsor
Achievement Through Collaboration Trust
Headteacher
Mr Stephen Wallace

Location

Address
Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge
Postcode
WN2 5NG
Town
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Wigan
District
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
5 on roll / 5 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 479 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 46.9%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty.

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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen Wallace
Telephone
01942487999
Website
https://plattbridge.atctrust.org.uk/

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