Chowbent Primary School
Laburnum Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9FP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr James Randle
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 106443
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942883410
About this school
Chowbent Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 147 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 26 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 70% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 73% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 77% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 83% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Chowbent 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 | 69% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chowbent Primary School compares
Chowbent Primary School ranked 96th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 5.8% | 32.4% | 147 | — |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton | 71% | 5.5% | 15.4% | 397 | 0.1 miles |
| Parklee Primary School | — | — | — | 325 | 0.4 miles |
| Meadowbank Primary School | 70% | 7.6% | 54.8% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton | 54% | 4% | 37.5% | 184 | 0.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart RC Primary School | 61% | 6.2% | 42% | 178 | 0.7 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)
- 32.39%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 13.85%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Parklee Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Meadowbank Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Sacred Heart RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Chowbent Primary School ranks 244th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chowbent Primary School teach?
- Chowbent Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Chowbent Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chowbent Primary School is Mr James Randle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chowbent Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chowbent 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 Chowbent Primary School?
- Chowbent Primary School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chowbent Primary School full?
- Chowbent Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 147 on roll (70%), 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 Chowbent Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chowbent Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chowbent Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chowbent Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chowbent Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chowbent Primary School rank locally?
- Chowbent Primary School ranked 96th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chowbent Primary School's absence rate?
- Chowbent Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chowbent Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chowbent 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.