Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, Wigan, Lancashire WN2 4AE
10 reasons to choose Bickershaw Church of England Primary School
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Bickershaw Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Wigan and one of the 15 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Bickershaw Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2020) inspection.
Average class size
Bickershaw Church of England Primary School has six classes, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Bickershaw Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 27% of schools.
The Bickershaw Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately, but are organised by half-termly topics. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Bickershaw Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Bickershaw Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.20/3.30pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Bickershaw Church of England Primary School
Clevelands Preparatory School (7.3 miles); Bolton School Junior Boys’ (8.6 miles).
Atherton St George’s Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles); St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School (2.9 miles); Eatock Primary School (3.2 miles).
Bolton School Girls’ Division (8.1 miles); Bolton School Boys’ Division (8.2 miles); Lord’s Independent School (8.6 miles).
Fred Longworth High School (4.8 miles); St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (4.9 miles); Hawkley Hall High School (6.1 miles).