Community school · Wigan

Orrell Newfold Community Primary School

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106412URN

St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

136 applications for 59 places · 32nd of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

136 applications · 59 places offered · 71 named it first

2026 2.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.0; 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	59	136	2.3	71	1.20
Sep 2025	57	111	2.0	54	0.95
Sep 2024	53	110	2.1	53	1.00
Sep 2023	60	120	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2022	60	124	2.1	67	1.12
Sep 2021	60	139	2.3	69	1.15
Sep 2020	55	105	1.9	55	1.00
Sep 2019	59	148	2.5	64	1.08
Sep 2018	60	138	2.3	80	1.33
Sep 2017	60	125	2.1	61	1.02
Sep 2016	59	131	2.2	67	1.14
Sep 2015	59	126	2.1	66	1.12
Sep 2014	59	119	2.0	61	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 93% · Maths 98% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%3rd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard63%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (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	93%	25%	110	112
2023/24	88%	15%	111	108
2022/23	90%	26%	110	108

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

Orrell Newfold Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
0.2 km · Wigan

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Orrell Holgate Academy
0.8 km · Wigan

Improved significantly2025

3.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
2.3 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Crawford Village Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2022

2.8applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59%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: 106412 · 359/2026
Capacity: 409 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7BD
Local authority: Wigan

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