Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Primary schoolBickershaw CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 138 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, July 2025
Before that: Good (overall), February 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 February 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 1 July 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 27% of pupils at Bickershaw CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hindley Green Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Newton Westpark Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley GreenPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley GreenPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wigan
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).