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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Fiona Quinlivan

location_onGreater Manchester, M46 0PA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Greater Manchester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge is a voluntary aided school in Greater Manchester, Wigan, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #62 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #8,303 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 63%

Reading70% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths70% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading92% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading94% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths97% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.2

0.5 to 4.9

0.7

Write

LA 0.9

-1.4 to 2.8

2.5

Maths

LA 0.5

0.4 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 1.7

1.3

Write

LA 0.4

-0.7 to 3.4

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.8 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 68%

Reading100% LA 78%

Writing97% LA 80%

Maths93% LA 80%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.7

0.8 to 5

1.8

Write

LA 0.7

-0.3 to 3.9

0.3

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.6 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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27 April 2009

Inspection Report

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04 July 2008

Inspection Report

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05 July 2006

Inspection Report

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08 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-31

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2009-04-27

S8 Deemed S5 Pilot Inspection (08-09) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-07-05

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 210 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	206	3	1.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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