Primary school in Wigan
Parklee Primary School
Wardour Street, Atherton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M46 0AR
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 11 March 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 325
- Places
- 342
- How full
- Nearly full — 325 of 342 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 158 / 167
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wigan 023C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 29%
- Households owning their home
- 50%
- Households in social housing
- 19%
- Households with no car
- 40%
- Adults economically inactive
- 47%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Dawn Roper
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Ward
- Atherton South & Lilford
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- URN
- 151323
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chowbent Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 36% | 0.4 mi |
| Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 61% | 0.4 mi |
| Hindsford CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 77% | 0.5 mi |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School, AthertonVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 71% | 0.5 mi |
| Meadowbank Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 70% | 0.6 mi |
| St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School AthertonVoluntary aided school | No grade | 54% | 0.6 mi |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe BridgeVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 67% | 0.7 mi |
| Atherton St George's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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