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Orrell Holgate Academy

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

personMrs Gail Worrall

corporate_fareGREENGATE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWigan, WN5 8SJ

language Visit Website phone 1942776670

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2011

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Students

213

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Expected Standard

86%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Orrell Holgate Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Wigan, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Orrell Holgate Academy is an academy converter in Wigan, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of GREENGATE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 200 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #35 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #3,828 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2011. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. 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

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 63%

Reading93% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 72%

Maths90% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading94% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.2

0.0 to 4.3

2.5

Write

LA 0.9

0.4 to 4.6

0.4

Maths

LA 0.5

-1.7 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.3

Read

LA -0.2

4.1 to 8.5

4.4

Write

LA 0.4

2.3 to 6.4

3.8

Maths

LA 0.1

1.9 to 5.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 68%

Reading100% LA 78%

Writing90% LA 80%

Maths90% LA 80%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA 0.7

1.5 to 5.9

2.7

Write

LA 0.7

0.6 to 4.8

1.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.4 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2011-11-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-11-02

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 200 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)	200	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	215	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils