Shevington Vale Primary School, Wigan
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Shevington Vale is a caring school where children feel they belong and are proud to attend. The school excels at supporting pupils' wellbeing, personal development and safety, including teaching them how to stay safe online. Staff know pupils well as individuals and work closely with families to remove barriers to learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and pupils feeling safe
- Excellent personal development and wellbeing provision, including online safety and healthy relationships education
- Warm, supportive relationships throughout the school with effective behaviour management
- Well-designed curriculum with careful sequencing of knowledge
- Early years provision that gives children a strong start to their learning
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality is variable - some pupils do not receive good enough feedback to improve their work
- Too many pupils, especially older ones, produce work with poor handwriting standards
- Achievement in greater depth mathematics is below national average
- Leaders and governors do not have accurate enough information about teaching and achievement to drive improvement effectively
- Some pupils are not achieving as well as they could in non-core curriculum subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils are kept safe.
Shevington Vale Primary School provides a welcoming, caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. However, the school needs to improve the quality and consistency of teaching, particularly in handwriting and other curriculum subjects.
At a Glance
7.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 83% to 77%. Maths has improved from 61% to 80%. Writing has improved from 65% to 73%.
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
119%
Over capacity
196 pupils
165 capacity
31 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wigan
Admissions Demand - Wigan
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(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.93692%
Overall absence
4.09357%
Persistent absence
171
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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