Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, Wigan, WN2 4AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Allison Taberner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 154
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 106470
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942866317
About this school
Bickershaw CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 138 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 52% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 67% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 67% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 71% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Bickershaw 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 | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bickershaw CofE Primary School compares
Bickershaw CofE Primary School ranked 97th of 97 primary schools in Wigan 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 6.4% | 40.9% | 138 | — |
| Hindley Green Community Primary School | 80% | 5.6% | 29.5% | 420 | 0.9 miles |
| Newton Westpark Primary School | 58% | 7.1% | 55.6% | 202 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green | 71% | 6% | 25.3% | 170 | 1.0 miles |
| Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 33.2% | 213 | 1.1 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green | 64% | 6.7% | 16% | 197 | 1.1 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
-
Ungraded inspection report1 July 2025
- 26 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.85%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.37%
- Persistent absence
- 18.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hindley Green Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Newton Westpark Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
- 1.1 miles
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Bickershaw CofE Primary School ranks 65th 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
- 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
- Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bickershaw CofE Primary School teach?
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Bickershaw CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bickershaw CofE Primary School is Miss Allison Taberner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bickershaw CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bickershaw 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 Bickershaw CofE Primary School?
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bickershaw CofE Primary School full?
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School has capacity for 154 pupils and 138 on roll (90%), 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 Bickershaw CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bickershaw CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Bickershaw CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bickershaw CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bickershaw CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% 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 Bickershaw CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School ranked 97th of 97 primary schools in Wigan 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bickershaw CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bickershaw CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bickershaw 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 29 June 2026.