Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
Primary schoolChrist Church CofE Primary School, Pennington is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 205 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
Before that: Good (overall), February 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 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, 29 January 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, 43% of pupils at Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 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 | 43% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Elysium Training & Consultancy LtdSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file650 m
- Leigh CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School LeighPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Leigh Central Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
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).