Beech Hill Community Primary School, Wigan

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~391m)Possible (~559m)Unlikely (~727m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Michelle McCarthy
Pupils:282 / 270 capacity
LA:Wigan
Phone:01942243582
Address:Netherby Road, Beech Hill, Wigan, WN6 7PT
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:106399
UKPRN:10078951
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wigan
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This school creates a warm, welcoming community where pupils thrive due to excellent behaviour and positive attitudes to learning. Teaching is at least good with strong subject knowledge, particularly in literacy and mathematics. Parents appreciate the high expectations set for their children and the open-door policy that keeps them involved in school life.

Key Strengths

  • Strong leadership that creates a valued and respected school community with high expectations
  • Excellent pupil attitudes and behaviour with strong staff-pupil relationships
  • Good progress at all phases, from early years through to key stage 2
  • Quality teaching with examples of outstanding practice, particularly in literacy and mathematics
  • Well-maintained school building providing a welcoming, orderly and safe learning environment

Areas for Improvement

  • Increase the proportion of most-able pupils, particularly girls, achieving above expected level by end of Year 6
  • Provide more first-hand learning opportunities about different faiths and cultures in modern Britain
  • Continue driving to secure outstanding teaching and learning throughout the school

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective, with the school placing highest priority on pupil safety through vigilant health and safety measures, dedicated pastoral care, strong links with other professions, and thorough child protection training and recruitment checks.

Extracurricular Activities

Topic-based learning linking subjects, playground leadership and buddy roles for older pupils, early years parent involvement activities

Beech Hill Community Primary School continues to be good, maintaining strong quality education since its last inspection in 2012. The school has an inspirational leadership team with excellent pupil attitudes and high standards of behaviour.

At a Glance

45.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths-5ppWriting+6pp

Reading has remained stable at around 82%. Maths has declined from 84% to 79%. Writing has improved from 73% to 79%.

Class Sizes

25.7

Avg class size

21.0

Infant (KS1)

27.5

KS2

9

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

St Anne's Church (opp)
92m · 1 min walk
Knowsley Road (opp)
194m · 3 min walk
Baytree Road (opp)
204m · 3 min walk
Culvert Street (opp)
215m · 3 min walk
Beech Hill Avenue (opp)
268m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

104%

Over capacity

282 pupils

270 capacity

12 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Wigan

Low pressure
New homes approved:4,457
Projected new pupils:1,114

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wigan

Admissions Demand - Wigan

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

3,894

Applications

3,601

Got 1st preference

89.7%

Got preferred school

97.0%

Primary admissions across Wigan (2025/26)

Inspection History(110)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.84386%

Overall absence

12.60163%

Persistent absence

246

Enrolments

Authorised3.28985%
Unauthorised1.55401%
Persistent (10%+)12.60163%
Severe (50%+)0.81301%

Absence trend

5.05997%
18/19
5.08475%
20/21
6.45293%
21/22
6.11756%
22/23
5.91575%
23/24
4.84386%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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