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Parklee Primary School

Primary · Wigan · M46 0AR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 18 September 2019

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At a glance

325 pupils · 95% of 342 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
22.1% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.parklee.wigan.sch.uk/
URN
151323

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.43 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 43 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£2,521
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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