Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy, Wigan

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy on 7 areas: 2 strong standard, 3 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders promote the importance of regular attendance."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The programme for pupils' personal development and wellbeing is highly effective."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious and meets the requirements of the national curriculum and early years foundation stage framework."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders provide clear direction for the early years provision."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders do not ensure that the identification of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is as effective as it should be."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Some aspects of leadership and governance are not as effective as they should be."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure that they have clear oversight of all areas of the school's work so that, where an area falls short of the expected standard, they are able to address the precise issues in a timely and effective way"; "Leaders should further develop their work to ensure that the plans for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are consistently specific and used to check how well these pupils achieve from their starting points"; "Leaders should ensure that a small number of pupils at the early stages of learning to read and write get regular opportunities to practise and apply their phonics knowledge and writing skills so they develop greater accuracy, confidence and fluency".

In its own words: "'With FAITH, we learn. With LOVE, we grow. With HOPE, we shine!' Whilst we have three core values we have many more. If you would like to explore some activities with your child click a value to download the home school values activities."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Please remember that the information here is only a flavour of what goes on in school and you are welcome to contact us and arrange a tour should you be interested in a place for your child. You can find our informative weekly newsletters on this site, useful policies to read and forms you may wish to download."

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy are Shevington Vale Primary School (1 mile, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington (1.4 miles, Good, 65% reading, 76% maths); Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); and Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy (1.7 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 87% maths).

Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy is one of 15 schools run by Cidari Education Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (7.2%) received SEN support and 3 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Appley Bridge Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Finch Lane (by), 210 metres away.

Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.