Britannia Bridge Primary School
Winifred Street, Lower Ince, Wigan, WN3 4SD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carol Pidgeon-Duncalf
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 106417
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942760036
About this school
Britannia Bridge Primary School is a community primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Britannia Bridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 68% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 82% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 93% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Britannia Bridge 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 | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Britannia Bridge Primary School compares
Britannia Bridge Primary School ranked 85th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.3% | 45% | 223 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 6.5% | 37.5% | 348 | 0.5 miles |
| St Catharine's CofE Primary School | 38% | 5.6% | 53.9% | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| St William's Catholic Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 44.8% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| Ince CofE Primary School | 48% | 7.2% | 58.9% | 383 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 15.2% | 209 | 0.9 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
- 25 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report16 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.95%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.34%
- Persistent absence
- 19.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Catharine's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St William's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Ince CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Britannia Bridge Primary School ranks 59th 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
- 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
- Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Britannia Bridge Primary School teach?
- Britannia Bridge Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Britannia Bridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Britannia Bridge Primary School is Mrs Carol Pidgeon-Duncalf, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Britannia Bridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Britannia Bridge 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 many pupils are at Britannia Bridge Primary School?
- Britannia Bridge Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Britannia Bridge Primary School full?
- Britannia Bridge Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 223 on roll (85%), 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 Britannia Bridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Britannia Bridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Britannia Bridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Britannia Bridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Britannia Bridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Britannia Bridge Primary School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Britannia Bridge Primary School ranked 85th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Britannia Bridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Britannia Bridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Britannia Bridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Britannia Bridge 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 29 June 2026.