Primary Schools

St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley

Pupils start new school year in style

Hindley Green Community Primary Y6 pupils

Quartet of schools celebrate top SATs results

A moment's remembrance in a circle around the garden

A Wigan community gathered in its holocaust memorial garden to remember famous d...

Schools in Wigan are being urged to sign up to become Sun Safe Schools

NHS urges Wigan schools to go “sun safe” in 2026

Kellogg's Breakfast Club grants are available to both primary and secondary schools in Wigan

Breakfast club grant offer to local schools

These North West primary schools have strong track records of success

The North West's 31 most excellent state primary schools

These primary schools were among many across the country boasting exceptionally low absence rates

The best primary schools in England for attendance

Getting 100% of their pupils to meet these targets is no mean feat

The primary schools where 100% of pupils hit performance targets

Children will sit a total of six tests throughout the course of a week

What dates primary school pupils will sit SATs - and get their results

Former teacher Lucy Kirkham says free school breakfast clubs could offer many benefits to children

3 benefits of free school breakfast clubs, as pilot launches

The free school breakfasts will initially be trialled at 750 schools

The North West primary schools getting free school breakfasts early

More than one in four parents in a recent study admitted bending the rules to get a place at a preferred school

School admission criteria explained, as parents admit 'breaking rules'

The North West of England is home to plenty of fantastic primary schools

The North West's 18 top state primary schools for 2024

Better says some primary schools are reducing the number of mandatory lessons they give

Parents say swimming 'third most important school subject'

Pupils will complete their phonics tests one-on-one with a teacher

What Year 1 pupils are tested on in phonics check, as new results out

The free school breakfast clubs will build on support for families already available, the Department for Education says

When Labour's free school breakfasts will start - what we know so far
Free school breakfast clubs could be here before the end of the current school year for some 🍱
Amber Allott

Some 64% of children across the country agreed with the statement 'you enjoy school or college' (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

The regions in England where children enjoy school the most and least

SATs are often the first major exams many primary school students will take in their school career (Photo: Adobe Stock)

How England's regions compare when it comes to primary school skills

Primary schools from right across the country have made the list (Photo: National World/Google)

The 15 best-rated primary schools across England

The North West had so many excellent, high-achieving schools that we had to set strict criteria (Photo: National World/Google)

The 34 best-rated 'super' primary schools in the North West

The Rugby League World Cup gets underway in October

Here is how Wigan schools can be part of this year’s World Cup finals

The military is to support mass testing in schools - here's how it will work

English secondary schools and colleges will get weekly Covid tests from January

Some slight variation on rules is evident across the UK (Photo: Shuttertock)

How lockdown rules differ in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Crusty the Pie

Wigan Athletic reveals new mascot - and it's a giant pie!

Borough top of the class for first choice schools

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