Platt Bridge Community School
Academy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN2 5NG · Wigan
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 106447
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Wigan · WN2 3NX
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
242
Local authority
Wigan
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 242 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 51.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Liverpool.
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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Ages 2–11
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St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram
Academy converter · Primary
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Ages 4–11
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Ages 4–11
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN2 3DG · Wigan
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Hindley Junior and Infant School
Academy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN2 3PN · Wigan
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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St William's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN2 2DG · Wigan
Ages 3–11
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN2 2AL · Wigan
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 106447
Location
- Address
- Wright Street, Platt Bridge
- Postcode
- WN2 3NX
- Town
- Wigan
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Wigan
- District
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- Boys / girls
- 124 / 118
- School capacity
- 315
- Capacity fill
- 242 / 315 (77%)
- Free school meals
- 51.2%
- FSM pupils
- 124
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Talbot
- Telephone
- 01942866416