Community school · Wigan

Britannia Bridge Primary School

3–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106417URN

Winifred Street, Lower Ince, Wigan, WN3 4SD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

48 applications for 30 places · 73rd 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

25 April 2023
Graded inspection: Good
16 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 3.0; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.6; 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	30	48	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	52	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2024	28	46	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2023	30	65	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	66	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	57	1.9	41	1.37
Sep 2020	30	54	1.8	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	45	1.50
Sep 2018	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	86	2.9	48	1.60
Sep 2016	30	91	3.0	45	1.50
Sep 2015	30	76	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	77	2.6	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 62% · Maths 81% → 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 standard58%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard12%

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	50%	0%	102	103
2023/24	68%	7%	105	105
2022/23	57%	3%	101	102

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

Britannia Bridge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%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
0.8 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St William's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Ince CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Mab's Cross Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Wigan

Good2024

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
2.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%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: 106417 · 359/2033
Capacity: 262 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 42.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Winifred Street, Lower Ince, Wigan, WN3 4SD
Local authority: Wigan

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