Beech Hill Community Primary School
Community primary school in Wigan (Wigan).
KS2 RWM expected
76%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
79%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
79%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.2%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.6
▲ 3.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
44.0%
▲ 19pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
104%
282 / 270 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Beech Hill Community Primary School is a primary school located in Wigan. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 294 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 326. The school is led by Mrs Michelle McCarthy.
Key facts
- URN
- 106399
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Waterworth | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jessica Tyson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Calvin Machaya | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kelly Whittle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kerry Williams | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dan Driver | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Bottomley | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Vivienne Robertson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma O'Brien | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Michelle McCarthy | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
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