St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Flapper Fold Lane, Manchester, M46 0HA
184 pupils · 88% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 36.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 21 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 54% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.69 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 11 | 36 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 18 | 31 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 24 | 45 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 14 | 34 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 20 | 39 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 18 | 29 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 22 | 37 | 22 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Meadowbank Primary School 0.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chowbent Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Parklee Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.