Community school · Wigan

Shevington Vale Primary School

2–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106429URN

Runshaw Avenue, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

66 applications for 29 places · 33rd of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 28 April 2026Published 1 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

28 April 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
1 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

66 applications · 29 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.6; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.3; 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	66	2.3	26	0.90
Sep 2025	29	64	2.2	32	1.10
Sep 2024	30	67	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2023	27	65	2.4	27	1.00
Sep 2022	29	78	2.7	37	1.28
Sep 2021	30	62	2.1	37	1.23
Sep 2020	18	50	2.8	18	1.00
Sep 2019	25	62	2.5	25	1.00
Sep 2018	28	59	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2017	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2016	24	63	2.6	20	0.83
Sep 2015	26	64	2.5	21	0.81
Sep 2014	22	50	2.3	20	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%41st of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	70%	3%	105	102
2023/24	57%	9%	104	102
2022/23	55%	6%	103	101

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

Shevington Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

2026

2.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
1.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wood Fold Primary School
2.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
2.8 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

4.6applications per place
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

5.5applications per place

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: 106429 · 359/2050
Capacity: 165 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Shevington Community Primary School (URN 106413)
Address: Runshaw Avenue, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JP
Local authority: Wigan

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