Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Wigan · WN3 6BL · URN 145713

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-03-01Cohort 415Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 59

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 101 schools in Wigan

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
81%
Wigan 63.2%England 61%
17.8 percentage points above the area average of 63.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
14%
Wigan 9.2%England 8%
4.8 percentage points above the area average of 9.2
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
108
Wigan 105.42England 105
2.6 above the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Wigan 105.11England 105
1.9 above the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Wigan 105.53England 105
2.5 above the area average of 105.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
32%
Wigan 29%England 32%
3.1 percentage points above the area average of 29
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
85%
Wigan 74.8%
10.2 percentage points above the area average of 74.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
88%
Wigan 72%
16 percentage points above the area average of 72
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
86%
Wigan 75.5%
10.5 percentage points above the area average of 75.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
59
Wigan 37
21.7 above the area average of 37.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Wigan	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	81% Wigan 63.2%England 61%	17.8 percentage points above the area average of 63.2	20 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	14% Wigan 9.2%England 8%	4.8 percentage points above the area average of 9.2	6 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	108 Wigan 105.42England 105	2.6 above the area average of 105.4	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Wigan 105.11England 105	1.9 above the area average of 105.1	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Wigan 105.53England 105	2.5 above the area average of 105.5	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	32% Wigan 29%England 32%	3.1 percentage points above the area average of 29	In line with the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	85% Wigan 74.8%	10.2 percentage points above the area average of 74.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	88% Wigan 72%	16 percentage points above the area average of 72	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	86% Wigan 75.5%	10.5 percentage points above the area average of 75.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	59 Wigan 37	21.7 above the area average of 37.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Wigan · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.5 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 23.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 13.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 32% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 14% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 81% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 91.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Good at its inspection on 01/03/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, postcode WN3 6BL (URN 145713).
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