Parklee Primary School, Wigan
Parklee Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wigan, part of Education Partnership Trust. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 98% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wigan (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Parklee Primary School in detail
Parklee Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Parklee’s Mission Statement is: “Enjoy, Engage, Empower” and this, along with the core values of: Positivity, Aspiration, Resilience, Kindness, Loyalty, Empathy and Excellence , underpins everything we do. We are a primary school in Atherton, Wigan which was officially opened in 1973."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Parklee Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Parklee Community School (URN 106426), 60% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Parklee Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Parklee Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Parklee Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Parklee Primary School are Chowbent Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 54% maths); Sacred Heart RC Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Hindsford CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 87% maths); and St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths).
Chowbent Primary SchoolSacred Heart RC Primary SchoolHindsford CofE Primary SchoolSt Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
The trust
Parklee Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Education Partnership Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Atherton Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lee Street (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Parklee Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Parklee Primary School are Atherton High School (0.2 miles) and Fred Longworth High School (0.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Parklee Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Parklee Community School (URN 106426), it was rated Good in June 2015.
At a Glance
22.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
22.8
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Parklee Community School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Parklee Community School (URN 106426), the school Parklee Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Parklee Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 70% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 64% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Parklee Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Parklee Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Parklee Primary School is in Wigan; for families living there:
Apply to Wigan for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 19 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wigan is 10 (the median across 146 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Parklee Primary School
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
309 pupils
315 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wigan
Across Wigan council
Places available
3,894
Applications
3,541
Got 1st preference
88.7%
Got preferred school
97.3%
All primary applications across Wigan council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
52
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
19.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
325
Total Pupils
167
Boys
158
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
21.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,020
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Parklee Community School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Parklee Community School (URN 106426), the school Parklee Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Parklee Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
5.9%
Overall absence
15.1%
Persistent absence
271
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Parklee Primary School
Questions parents ask about Parklee Primary School
Are there exam results for Parklee Primary School?
Parklee Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Parklee Community School (URN 106426), 60% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Parklee Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Parklee Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Parklee Community School (URN 106426), it was rated Good in June 2015.
What is the catchment area for Parklee Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Parklee Primary School is oversubscribed, Wigan allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Parklee Primary School?
Parklee Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Parklee Primary School?
Classes at Parklee Primary School average 27 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Parklee Primary School?
Parklee Primary School has around 325 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Parklee Primary School?
Apply through Wigan's coordinated admissions process, naming Parklee Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Parklee Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 19 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wigan is 10 (the median across 146 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Parklee Primary School?
Parklee Primary School is at Wardour Street, Atherton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M46 0AR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)