Rectory CofE Primary School
Rectory Road, North Ashton, Wigan, WN4 0QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Brook
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 104797
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678470
About this school
Rectory CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 130 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 24 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 29% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 46% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 38% | 33% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 38% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rectory CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rectory CofE Primary School compares
Rectory CofE Primary School ranked 52nd of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 6.9% | 45.9% | 130 | — |
| Garswood Primary and Nursery School | 70% | 2.9% | 10.3% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 40.8% | 186 | 0.7 miles |
| Nicol Mere School | 97% | 3.4% | 25.5% | 418 | 1.0 miles |
| R L Hughes Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 19.2% | 425 | 1.1 miles |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 20.7% | 242 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.9%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Garswood Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Nicol Mere School1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
R L Hughes Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Rectory CofE Primary School ranks 66th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Wigan.
- Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aspull Church Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School Primary
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School Primary
- Britannia Bridge Primary School Primary
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School Primary
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rectory CofE Primary School teach?
- Rectory CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Rectory CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rectory CofE Primary School is Mr Richard Brook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rectory CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rectory CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Rectory CofE Primary School?
- Rectory CofE Primary School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rectory CofE Primary School full?
- Rectory CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 130 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rectory CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Rectory CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Rectory CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rectory CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Rectory CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Rectory CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rectory CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rectory CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Rectory CofE Primary School ranked 52nd of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rectory CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Rectory CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rectory CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rectory CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.