St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Flapper Fold Lane
Atherton
Manchester
M46 0HA
Phone 01942882980
Reference Number 106498

General Makeup

Number of pupils 171
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.63%
Girls: 47.37%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 48%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 24%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 9 19
2 14 11 25
3 12 18 30
4 19 9 28
5 13 9 22
6 15 15 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 51.5%
African 19.9%
White, Other 7%
White & Black (African) 3.5%
Chinese 2.9%
Indian 2.3%
Unclassified 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-03-07
Date Description Report
2022-01-19 School inspection School inspection
2017-01-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-05-21 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-01-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-05-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-12-04 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-09-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-09-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-01-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-06-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-02-07 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109 Unlock Unlock
Maths 109 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing 3.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.7 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 14 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Meadowbank Primary School & Children's Centre
Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HX
0.08 miles
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
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0.22 miles
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
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0.49 miles
Chowbent Primary School
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0.52 miles
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0.61 miles
Rowan Tree Primary School
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0.82 miles
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
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0.82 miles
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
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1.07 miles
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St George's CofE Primary School
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