Platt Bridge Community School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Wigan
Platt Bridge Community School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5NG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 479 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm and welcoming school where pupils are happy and safe.”
- “They are treated with kindness and respect.”
- “Staff provide high-quality emotional support for pupils who need it.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s most recent published data does not reflect this.”
- “In 2023, a significant proportion of pupils left Year 6 having made below-average progress in reading.”
- “In a small number of other subjects, including aspects of English, there have been insufficient opportunities to develop staff’s subject knowledge, and to check how well curriculums are delivered.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 2024 (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) | 72% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 51 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.
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hindley Junior and Infant School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ince CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St William's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published