Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Manchester, 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 🔒
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Wigan for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Atherton St George's CofE Primary 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 2 of the 15 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 38 first-choice applications for 41 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 2% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), and 56% met the expected standard (England 62%).
- That 2024/25 expected-standard result was the 3rd lowest 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
- Derby Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 333 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils said that they feel happy and safe in school.”
- “Leaders have designed an ambitious, exciting curriculum for pupils, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils respond well to leaders’ high expectations for their achievement.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, in a small number of subjects, leaders are not as clear about what content they want pupils to learn.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils find it difficult to remember their earlier learning.”
- “This prevents some pupils from making connections between what they have learned and new subject content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2023 (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) | 56% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 38 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 Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meadowbank Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Parklee Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Chowbent Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hindsford CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published