Britannia Bridge Primary School

Britannia Bridge Primary School is performing well, maintaining a good overall effectiveness since its last inspection. Pupils express a strong sense of belonging, embodying the school's core values through their behavior and attitudes. The leadership has made significant improvements to the curriculum and prioritizes high-quality education for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Parents value the school as a vital community resource, and students feel safe and respected in this nurturing environment. While the school demonstrates many strengths, there are still areas for improvement, particularly in certain subjects where the curriculum refinements are in the early stages. This has led to some older pupils experiencing gaps in their knowledge. The leadership team is committed to addressing these issues as they continue to enhance the learning experience for all pupils, ensuring that every student is adequately supported to succeed.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a strong sense of community and belonging.
• High expectations for behavior create a calm learning environment.
• Leaders have implemented an ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Strong focus on reading from early years with effective phonics instruction.
• Pupils with SEND receive tailored support to access the curriculum.
• Parents appreciate the support provided by staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils have knowledge gaps in a few subjects due to recent curriculum changes.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Britannia Bridge Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at Britannia Bridge Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Britannia Bridge Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 32.7% of pupils at Britannia Bridge Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Britannia Bridge Primary School received £7,981 and spent £7,853 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £306,000 (£1,412 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Britannia Bridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Britannia Bridge Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Britannia Bridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Britannia Bridge Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Britannia Bridge Primary School have?

Britannia Bridge Primary School has 223 pupils on roll.

What age range does Britannia Bridge Primary School cover?

Britannia Bridge Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Britannia Bridge Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Britannia Bridge Primary School?

Britannia Bridge Primary School is at Winifred Street, Lower Ince, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 4SD.