Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School
Hereford Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs W Hilton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 207
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 106472
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942255578
About this school
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 201 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 63% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 63% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Castle Hill St Philip's 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 | 59% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School compares
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School ranked 28th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 43.1% | 201 | — |
| Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.4% | 43.8% | 237 | 0.3 miles |
| Hindley Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.6 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley | 86% | 5.5% | 33.9% | 198 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley | 71% | 5.3% | 31.2% | 281 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.08%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Hindley Junior and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley0.8 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School ranks 25th 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
- 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 Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School teach?
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School is Mrs W Hilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill St Philip's 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 Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School?
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School full?
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School has capacity for 207 pupils and 201 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School ranked 28th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Hill St Philip's 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.