Community school · Wigan

Marsh Green Primary School

2–11Ages
371Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106403URN

Kitt Green Road, Marsh Green, Wigan, WN5 0EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

45 applications for 30 places · 80th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.5; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.1; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.0; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 1.5; Wigan median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 of 13 years.

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	30	45	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2025	36	49	1.4	37	1.03
Sep 2024	32	44	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2023	36	49	1.4	37	1.03
Sep 2022	51	70	1.4	49	0.96
Sep 2021	48	65	1.4	41	0.85
Sep 2020	39	62	1.6	38	0.97
Sep 2019	33	48	1.5	30	0.91
Sep 2018	60	67	1.1	39	0.65
Sep 2017	38	57	1.5	34	0.89
Sep 2016	30	55	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2015	30	59	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	44	1.5	23	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 59% · Maths 57% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%84th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	50%	13%	105	102
2023/24	44%	0%	102	101
2022/23	29%	0%	101	97

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

Marsh Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Westfield Community School
0.7 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
1.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
1.4 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
1.5 km · Wigan

2026

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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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: 106403 · 359/2009
Capacity: 330 pupils · 371 on roll
Free school meals: 58.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kitt Green Road, Marsh Green, Wigan, WN5 0EF
Local authority: Wigan

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