Community school · Wigan

Beech Hill Community Primary School

3–11Ages
282Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106399URN

Netherby Road, Beech Hill, Wigan, WN6 7PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

68 applications for 29 places · 30th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Wigan median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

68 applications · 29 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 1.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 1.9; Wigan median median 2.4

This school
Wigan median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	68	2.3	32	1.10
Sep 2025	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	69	2.3	42	1.40
Sep 2023	28	58	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2022	32	55	1.7	26	0.81
Sep 2021	42	57	1.4	35	0.83
Sep 2020	45	74	1.6	46	1.02
Sep 2019	45	75	1.7	43	0.96
Sep 2018	36	57	1.6	32	0.89
Sep 2017	44	73	1.7	33	0.75
Sep 2016	45	82	1.8	42	0.93
Sep 2015	45	82	1.8	31	0.69
Sep 2014	30	57	1.9	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%26th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wigan median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	6%	107	106
2023/24	64%	0%	105	105
2022/23	63%	2%	106	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
0.7 km · Wigan

2026

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.3 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Mab's Cross Primary School
1.7 km · Wigan

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Marsh Green Primary School
1.9 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106399 · 359/2000
Capacity: 270 pupils · 282 on roll
Free school meals: 45.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Netherby Road, Beech Hill, Wigan, WN6 7PT
Local authority: Wigan

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources