Millbrook Primary School
Elmfield, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Tomlinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Shevington Federation
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 106436
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257404552
About this school
Millbrook Primary School is a community primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 214 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Millbrook 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 57% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 93% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 60% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Millbrook 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 | 66% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millbrook Primary School compares
Millbrook Primary School ranked 76th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4% | 10.1% | 214 | — |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.1% | 15.2% | 191 | 0.3 miles |
| Wood Fold Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 10.7% | 425 | 0.9 miles |
| Shevington Vale Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 9.7% | 196 | 1.0 miles |
| Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 37.2% | 145 | 1.1 miles |
| St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish | 91% | 5.1% | 11.8% | 197 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.05%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 8.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Wood Fold Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Shevington Vale Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish1.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Millbrook Primary School ranks 53rd 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 ages does Millbrook Primary School teach?
- Millbrook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Millbrook Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Millbrook Primary School is Mrs Karen Tomlinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millbrook 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 Millbrook Primary School?
- Millbrook Primary School has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Millbrook Primary School full?
- Millbrook Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 214 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Millbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Millbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Millbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Millbrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Millbrook Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Millbrook Primary School is part of the The Shevington Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Millbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Millbrook Primary School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Millbrook Primary School ranked 76th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Millbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Millbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millbrook 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.