Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire WN2 5NG

01942 487999

enquiries@plattbridge.cfat.org.uk

Platt Bridge Community School

School Values: Promotes Belief Creates Success

A very warm welcome

On behalf of all the staff, local academy board colleagues, trustees, children and families of Community First Academy Trust and Platt Bridge Community School, I warmly welcome you to our school and Start Well Family Centre.

All staff at Platt Bridge Community School are committed to ensuring that every child entrusted to our care achieves their full potential in a happy and caring environment. Platt Bridge Community School was the first full service extended school within the Wigan authority and as its name suggests we always aim to be at the heart of the community.

Our school motto of ‘Promotes Belief Creates Success’ which encapsulates our approach to learning, and our school values are underpinned by championing the success and life chances of all children ensuring Equality and Diversity through our Curriculum.

At Platt Bridge Community School we expect the highest standards from our pupils in all aspects of school life. We are proud of our achievements, our happy and caring atmosphere and the rich extended services available to all pupils and their families.

We nurture positive attitudes to learning and behavior and offer provision for pupils aged 2 to 11. Our staff provide a caring, safe and supportive learning environment for our pupils and we actively encourage strong links with our pupils, their families, governors and the community.

I very much hope you are able to get a flavour of our school from our website. Please do not hesitate to contact our friendly, school team if you require any further information.

Key Contacts

To report a pupil absence please call Adele Simm in the school office 01942 487999 who manage day to day queries from parents/carers and other members of the public.

To speak with Carly Bozdoğan, Head of School please contact 01942 487999 or email enquiries@plattbridge.cfat.org.uk 

To contact our Special Educational Needs Coordinator or Inclusion team please click here. 

To speak to the Chair of the school Local Academy Board Mr Michael Farrell please click here

Sue Darbyshire

Chief Executive Officer | National Leader of Education | Executive  Headteacher 

safeguarding, Equalities and anti-racism statement

Community First Academy Trust and Platt Bridge Community School and Nursery are fully committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school. All concerns are passed through the members of staff who are trained as designated child protection officers in school for more information relating to our safeguarding commitment click here.

We are also committed to delivering Equality and Diversity through our Curriculum and across our trust and throughout school by fostering open, tolerant and anti-racist culture of understanding and supporting individuals from all backgrounds for more information click here 


To learn more about our wonderful community and school watch our 2021-22 school video above: 

Latest School Calendar Events

Easter Bingo27Mar2024

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm @ Platt Bridge Community School

We are holding our annual Easter Bingo on Wednesday 27th March. Lots of great prizes to be won! All money raised will be going to the School Staff who are taking part in the Mighty Hikes on 29th June for Macmillan Cancer Research. So please come along to the Bingo event to help raise much needed funds and support the staff who will be taking part in the Hike.

Easter Bingo27Mar2024

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm @ Platt Bridge Community School

We are holding our annual Easter Bingo on Wednesday 27th March. Lots of great prizes to be won! All money raised will be going to the School Staff who are taking part in the Mighty Hikes on 29th June for Macmillan Cancer Research. So please come along to the Bingo event to help raise much needed funds and support the staff who will be taking part in the Hike.

Easter Break 202429Mar2024

School will finish at 3.30pm on Thursday 28th March 2024 and re-open at 8.55am on Monday 15th April.

Calendars page(s): School Calendar >>

Emotionally Friendly Schools (EFS)

The Emotionally Friendly Schools (EFS) programme is a flexible, whole-school approach to improving children’s mental health and wellbeing. We chose to get involved with EFS because as a school we ensure our curriculum and experiences help to support our children and their emotional wellbeing.

We are proud to share that on 3rd August 2022 we achieved our Bronze EFS Accreditation, one of the first schools in Wigan to do so. This involved producing a portfolio of evidence which was assessed by a panel, sharing how we strive to ensure that our school is an emotionally friendly place to learn and work. The EFS Accreditation Panel said our strengths were the environment the children work in, the support we offer our children and the use of the EFS audit to guide us in our areas of strength.

We are now working to achieve our Silver EFS Accreditation, which involves providing further portfolio evidence, a school visit, and a focus group.  

OUR School Day/WEEK

As you may be aware, the Government has announced that all schools will work towards a 32.5 hour week from September 2023.

The school gates open at 8.45 am and close at 8.55 am prompt, with in-class registration being taken at 8.55 am.  Any children arriving after this time are classed as late and must come through the school office and be signed in by a parent / carer. The end of the school day is 3.30pm for all pupils.

Total:.32.75 hours a week of school time for all pupils

Latest Newsletters

  • 16 Feb 2024
    Feb 2024 Newsletter

    February 2024 School Newsletter for parent and carers of pupils at Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan

  • 20 Oct 2023
    Oct 2023 Newsletter

    October 2023 School Newsletter for parent and carers of pupils at Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan

  • 20 Jul 2023
    July 2023 Newsletter

    July 2023 School Newsletter for parent and carers of pupils at Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan

  • 26 May 2023
    May 2023 Newsletter

    May 2023 School Newsletter for parent and carers of pupils at Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan

  • 31 Mar 2023
    March 2023 Newsletter

    Easter / March 2023 School Newsletter for parent and carers of pupils at Platt Bridge Community

Medieval Day highlights at Platt Bridge Community School Tue 18th July 2023

NATIONAL THANK A TEACHER DAY

23rd June 2021 - National Thank a Teacher Day and we received a very special mention.

We’d like to take this moment to thank all of our parents, carers and community for the amazing support you provide our school each day. Thank You! 

and a big special thank you to all our amazing teachers and support staff for the fantastic and incredible work that they do not just today, this year, last year and for many years to come. 

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