Primary
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 184 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 14.8
- Pupils per adult
- 11.5
- Pupils
- 171
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
January 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)January 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
54%
12 points below the Wigan average (66% across 105 schools)
101.0
4.7 below the Wigan average (105.7 across 105 schools)
102nd of 105 by our score, among the primary schools in Wigan we can score - 112 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 101 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 54% |
| Working at a higher standard | 13% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 83% |
| 23/24 | 77% |
| 24/25 | 54% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 101.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Wigan admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- DM Nulty
- Address
- Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA
- Telephone
- 01942882980