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Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Primary Academy school in Wigan WN2 1BP

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  • School Reference Number: 142028
  • Address: Whelley, Wigan WN2 1BP
  • Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Woodcock
  • Telephone: 01942 776188
  • Managing Organisation: Learning Together Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 410
  • Local Education Authority: Wigan
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: July 2015* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 06/06/2018

Rating published on 04/07/2018

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
18 July 2023 20 September 2023 School inspection
6 June 2018 4 July 2018 Full inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number142028
Local Authority Code359
Local Authority NameWigan
Establishment Number2005
School / College NameCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-07-2015
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosNone
Diocese CodeCE22
DioceseDiocese of Liverpool
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity410
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils335
Number of Boys170
Number of Girls165
Percentage Free School Meals42.70
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5669
Academy trust or TrustTHE LEARNING TOGETHER TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorLearning Together Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10052659
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date29-10-2024
StreetWhelley
Locality
Address3
TownWigan
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeWN2 1BP
Website
Telephone01942776188
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameJennifer
Headteacher/Principal last nameWoodcock
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE08000010
DistrictWigan
Ward CodeE05014991
WardAspull, New Springs & Whelley
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001585
Parliamentary ConstituencyWigan
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000010
Easting359404
Northing406834
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wigan 007
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wigan 007D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10009212978
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001293
LSOA CodeE01006391
Free School Meals138
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN142028
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/142028
LAESTAB3592005
School nameCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/07/2015
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityWigan
Parliamentary constituencyWigan
Multi-academy trust UID5669
Multi-academy trust nameThe Learning Together Trust
Academy sponsor UID5715
Academy sponsor nameLearning Together Trust
PostcodeWN2 1BP
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils335
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10291437
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection142028
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3592005
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection19/07/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date19/09/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10046625
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date06/06/2018
Publication date04/07/2018
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection142028
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3592005
School name at time of latest graded inspectionCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS426170
Previous inspection start date03/10/2013
Previous publication date24/10/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection133781
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3593435
School name at time of previous graded inspectionCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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