Parklee Primary School
Parklee Primary School is an academy converter in Wigan for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 325 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Parklee Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025 of its predecessor, Parklee Community School. Places are in short supply, with 16 of the 43 families who named it as their first choice for a Reception place in September 2026 missing out.
Ofsted inspection: April 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Wardour Street Atherton Wigan Greater Manchester M46 0AR |
| Reference Number | 151323 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 325 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.38%
Girls: 48.62% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 22.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 6.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 | 17 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| 6 | 29 | 17 | 46 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 90.5% |
| African | 1.8% |
| White & Asian | 1.5% |
| White, Other | 0.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.9% |
| Asian, Other | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.6% |
| Pakistani | 0.6% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Parklee Community School, inspected in March 2025.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 33 | 3 |
| Third Preference | 29 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Parklee Primary School had 309 pupils for 315 places. 6 places (1.9%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Area 1: Atherton” planning area
Wigan counted 307 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 274 in 2029–30, down 11%.
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 2025–26 Parklee Primary School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 16.0% of pupils at Parklee 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 18 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 17 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 6 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 8 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 4 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 1 |
| Down's syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 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.
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All schools in Wigan · Wigan local authority: places and applications
Parklee Primary School is part of Education Partnership Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:
- Atherton High School Atherton
- Eden School Blackburn
- Pleckgate High School Blackburn
- Burnley High School Burnley
- Carr Hill High School Preston
What is Parklee Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Parklee Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025 of its predecessor, Parklee Community School.
When was Parklee Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Parklee Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.
How many pupils does Parklee Primary School have?
Parklee Primary School has 325 pupils on roll.
What age range does Parklee Primary School cover?
Parklee Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Parklee Primary School?
Parklee Primary School is at Wardour Street, Atherton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M46 0AR.