Platt Bridge Community School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
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.
Platt Bridge Community School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 8 of the 15 earlier years, and the biggest swing came from 2018 to 2019.
- Reception 2026 had 51 first-choice applications for 56 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- On the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, it ranked 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5NG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- 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.
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