Platt Bridge Community School
Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
- Ceo/Executive Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Wallace
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Achievement Through Collaboration Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 479
- URN
- 139300
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942487999
About this school
Platt Bridge Community School is a primary academy in Wigan. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 479 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 63 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 71% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 83% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 83% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Platt Bridge Community 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 | 54% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 485 |
| 2023/24 | 478 |
| 2024/25 | 483 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Platt Bridge Community School compares
Platt Bridge Community School ranked 34th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.7% | 50.1% | 479 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 55% | 5.8% | 48.4% | 242 | 0.2 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Academy | 55% | 7% | 45.1% | 228 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram | 51% | 5.9% | 23% | 274 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley | 71% | 5.3% | 31.2% | 281 | 0.9 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley | 86% | 5.5% | 33.9% | 198 | 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)
- 50.12%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 15.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Holy Family Catholic Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Platt Bridge Community School ranks 27th 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 year groups does Platt Bridge Community School teach?
- Platt Bridge Community School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the ceo/executive headteacher of Platt Bridge Community School?
- The ceo/executive headteacher of Platt Bridge Community School is Mr Stephen Wallace, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Platt Bridge Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Platt Bridge Community 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 Platt Bridge Community School?
- Platt Bridge Community School has 479 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Platt Bridge Community School full?
- Platt Bridge Community School has capacity for 504 pupils and 479 on roll (95%), 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 Platt Bridge Community School a faith school?
- No. Platt Bridge Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Platt Bridge Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Platt Bridge Community School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Platt Bridge Community School?
- Platt Bridge Community School is part of ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Platt Bridge Community School have?
- The schools register lists Platt Bridge Community School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Platt Bridge Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Platt Bridge Community School rank locally?
- Platt Bridge Community School ranked 34th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Platt Bridge Community School's absence rate?
- Platt Bridge Community School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Platt Bridge Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Platt Bridge Community 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 1 July 2026.