St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley

St Peter's Church of England Primary School in Hindley maintains its status as a good school. The school provides a supportive and caring environment where pupils exhibit positive attitudes towards learning and excellent behaviour. High expectations are set for all students, contributing to their overall achievements. Parents commend the school for its strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and the extensive range of extracurricular activities offered. This inspection is the first since COVID-19 and confirms the school's commitment to a well-structured curriculum, which helps to scaffold pupils' learning effectively. However, the inspection also highlighted some areas for improvement, particularly concerning gaps in knowledge due to a previous curriculum that limited learning progression in some subjects. Adjustments are being made to assessment strategies, but inconsistencies were noted, impacting the school's ability to fully capitalize on each pupil's prior knowledge. The school, led by effective leadership, is poised to address these areas and continue its trajectory of improvement within the supportive context of the Quest Trust.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning.
• Strong support for students with SEND.
• High expectations set for all pupils.
• Staff have secure subject knowledge.
• Positive behaviour and conduct in classrooms.
• Effective engagement with parents to support learning.
• Strong focus on pupils' attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps in pupils' knowledge due to previous curriculum limitations.
• Inconsistent assessment strategies impacting identification of learning gaps.

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 St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.8% 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, 1.4% of pupils at St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley 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 St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley had 16.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.0% 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, 17.4% of pupils at St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2024–25 St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley received £7,326 and spent £6,686 for each of its 279 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £259,000 (£927 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Quest (A Church of England Schools Trust), income was £8,247 and spending £8,209 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley is part of Quest (A Church of England Schools Trust), which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram Wigan
• St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green Wigan
• Hindley Green Community Primary School Wigan
• University Collegiate School Bolton

What is St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley have?

St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley has 281 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley cover?

St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley?

St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley is at Kildare Street, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3HY.