Community school · Wigan

Mab's Cross Primary School

4–11Ages
461Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106405URN

Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

102 applications for 62 places · 67th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 31 March 2026Published 21 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

31 March 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
15 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

102 applications · 62 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.4; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.1; 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	62	102	1.7	50	0.81
Sep 2025	66	128	1.9	50	0.76
Sep 2024	56	113	2.0	43	0.77
Sep 2023	68	125	1.8	62	0.91
Sep 2022	70	139	2.0	60	0.86
Sep 2021	56	113	2.0	46	0.82
Sep 2020	70	133	1.9	59	0.84
Sep 2019	70	131	1.9	61	0.87
Sep 2018	70	144	2.1	54	0.77
Sep 2017	70	148	2.1	64	0.91
Sep 2016	70	157	2.2	55	0.79
Sep 2015	70	168	2.4	60	0.86
Sep 2014	63	134	2.1	54	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 88% · Maths 69% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%68th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	12%	104	103
2023/24	71%	5%	105	105
2022/23	69%	7%	107	105

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

Mab's Cross Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Catharine's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
1.6 km · Wigan

2026

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Britannia Bridge Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
1.6 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 87%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: 106405 · 359/2013
Capacity: 490 pupils · 461 on roll
Free school meals: 20.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL
Local authority: Wigan

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