Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School

Hindley All Saints Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, being rated as 'Good' in all key areas of its inspection. The school fosters a strong sense of community among pupils, who feel safe and valued. They particularly enjoy the learning environment and the range of enrichment activities available, indicating that the school promotes both academic and personal development effectively. The school's commitment to inclusivity and high expectations has led to most pupils achieving well, although there are some minor areas for improvement to ensure that all students receive the support they need promptly. One notable strength of the school is its ambitious curriculum that is well-structured and enables pupils to build knowledge progressively. Early years provision is particularly effective, focusing on developing children's communication and phonics skills. However, there are ongoing challenges regarding the timely support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and ensuring that early readers are provided with appropriate reading materials aligned with their phonics knowledge, which could enhance their learning experience further.

Strengths

• Pupils feel proud to attend and describe the school as a family.
• The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• There are high expectations for pupils' behavior and academic achievement.
• Pupils are calm, respectful, and work hard during lessons.
• The school prioritizes early reading and language development.
• Pupils have access to a wide range of clubs and activities.
• The governing body effectively oversees school performance and staff well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils with SEND do not receive timely support for their needs.
• Early readers sometimes receive books that do not match their phonics knowledge.

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 Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.8% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 12.7% of pupils at Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School received £7,049 and spent £6,695 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £203,000 (£894 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 Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School have?

Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School has 237 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School cover?

Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School?

Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School is at Chapel Fields Lane, Hindley, Chapel Fields Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3QS.