Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Wigan
Bickershaw CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, Wigan, WN2 4AE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 138 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “The school provides a caring and nurturing environment where pupils are happy and feel safe.”
- “Pupils play an important role in maintaining the school’s harmonious and purposeful culture.”
- “They are polite and courteous towards each other.”
To improve
- “However, at times, staff do not use this information to resolve any gaps that some pupils have in their knowledge.”
- “When this happens, these pupils move on to new learning before they are ready.”
- “However, on occasion, the activities that teachers design and the explanations that they provide do not focus on the important knowledge that the school intends pupils to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 27% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as Wigan published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- Hindley Green Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newton Westpark Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published