# St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 184 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E106498. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 184
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106498

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 28 April 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils at St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 54% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Meadowbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowbank-primary-school-e106425): 130 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Atherton St George's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/atherton-st-georges-cofe-primary-school-e144371): 350 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-cofe-primary-school-atherton-e106515): 790 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chowbent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chowbent-primary-school-e106443): 830 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Atherton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/atherton-high-school-e138233): 880 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Parklee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklee-primary-school-e151323): 980 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/106498)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106498)

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