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Billinge Chapel End Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 205 pupils Wigan
Ofsted: Good
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Billinge Chapel End Primary School is an academy converter in Wigan for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 205 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Billinge Chapel End Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023 of its predecessor, Chapel End Primary School. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: July 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Carr Mill Road
Billinge
Wigan
Lancashire
WN5 7TX
Phone 01744678230
Reference Number 150556

General Makeup

Number of pupils 205
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.8%
Girls: 52.2%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 13 26
2 10 10 20
3 5 14 19
4 10 17 27
5 12 11 23
6 14 13 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.2%
White, Other 5.4%
Mixed, Other 2%
White & Asian 1.5%
Pakistani 1%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Chapel End Primary School, inspected in February 2023.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Jul 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

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 105
Maths 105
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 22 1
Third Preference 18 0
From another Local Authority 8 1

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Billinge Chapel End Primary School had 166 pupils for 210 places. 44 places (21.0%) were unfilled.

Reception intake in the “Billinge, Garswood & North Ashton Primary” planning area

St. Helens counted 108 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 94 in 2029–30, down 13%.

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 Billinge Chapel End Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 3.5%
Unauthorised absence 0.5%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%

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, 1.0% of pupils at Billinge Chapel End Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.4
Permanent exclusions 0

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 Billinge Chapel End Primary School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 12.912.4
Teachers who left state teaching 4.3%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 63.6%–
Sick days per teacher 2.3–

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, 11.2% of pupils at Billinge Chapel End Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 10 0
Speech, language and communication needs 3 6
Social, emotional and mental health 7 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Billinge Chapel End Primary School received £7,182 and spent £6,160 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £178,000 (£889 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Everyone Matters Schools Trust, income was £8,061 and spending £7,099 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £178,000
per pupil £889
In-year balance £205,000
per pupil £1,022

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.

Name Distance
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's School, Birchley Road, Billinge, Birchley Road, Nr Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7QJ
0.33 miles
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge
Off London Fields, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7LS
0.59 miles
Carr Mill Primary School
Kentmere Avenue, Carr Mill, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 7PQ
0.92 miles
Garswood Primary and Nursery School
Hamilton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 0SF
1.49 miles
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Derwent Road, Haresfinch, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9AT
1.52 miles
Ashurst Primary School
New Glade Hill, Off Chain Lane, Blackbrook, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9QJ
1.68 miles
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School
Chain Lane, Blackbrook, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9QY
1.79 miles
Rectory CofE Primary School
Rectory Road, North Ashton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 0QF
1.82 miles
Legh Vale Primary School
Legh Road, Haydock, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0ER
1.95 miles
Merton Bank Primary School
Roper Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1EJ
2.32 miles
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
Piele Road, Haydock, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0JY
2.45 miles
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
Charles Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1LW
2.46 miles
Grange Valley Primary School
Heyes Avenue, Haydock, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0XQ
2.49 miles
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School
Downall Green Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 0DL
2.52 miles
Winstanley Community Primary School
Tan House Drive, Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 6JP
2.53 miles
St James' Church of England Primary School
Lyme Street, Haydock, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0NL
2.54 miles
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Charles Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1LN
2.55 miles
Rivington Primary School
Tennis Street North, Dentons Green, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 6LF
2.59 miles
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7BD
2.6 miles
R L Hughes Primary School
Mayfield Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9QL
2.63 miles
Name Distance
Progress Arc Billinge School
Carr Mill Road, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7TT
0.13 miles
Learn 4 Life School
64a Rectory Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN4 0QD
1.81 miles
Martha H School
Downall Green Road, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 0LZ
2.11 miles
Outwood Academy Haydock
Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0JG
2.11 miles
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9BB
2.15 miles
Winstanley College
Winstanley Road, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7XF
2.33 miles
Cowley International College
Hard Lane, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 6PN
2.38 miles
This Is My Education - TIME
Logic House, Central Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1UD
2.48 miles
Cansfield High School
Old Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9TP
2.66 miles
Up Holland High School
Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7AL
2.71 miles
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 0EP
2.72 miles
Mill Green School
Lansbury Avenue, Parr, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1BU
2.76 miles
Lansbury Bridge School
Lansbury Avenue, Parr, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1TB
2.8 miles
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PQ
2.89 miles
St Helens College
Water Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1PP
2.9 miles
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PF
2.91 miles
Hope School
Kelvin Grove, Marus Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 6SP
3 miles
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
Berrys Lane, Sutton, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 3HE
3.23 miles
Rainford High School
Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 8NY
3.28 miles
De La Salle School
Mill Brow, Eccleston, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 4QH
3.44 miles

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Billinge Chapel End Primary School is part of Everyone Matters Schools Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

What is Billinge Chapel End Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Billinge Chapel End Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023 of its predecessor, Chapel End Primary School.

When was Billinge Chapel End Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Billinge Chapel End Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Billinge Chapel End Primary School have?

Billinge Chapel End Primary School has 205 pupils on roll.

What age range does Billinge Chapel End Primary School cover?

Billinge Chapel End Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Billinge Chapel End Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Billinge Chapel End Primary School?

Billinge Chapel End Primary School is at Carr Mill Road, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7TX.

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