Community school · Wigan

Nicol Mere School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106430URN

Roman Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

150 applications for 60 places · 24th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

97%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 · 21 November 2023Ofsted'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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

150 applications · 60 places offered · 96 named it first

2026 2.5; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.3; 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	60	150	2.5	96	1.60
Sep 2025	60	130	2.2	80	1.33
Sep 2024	60	143	2.4	74	1.23
Sep 2023	60	136	2.3	80	1.33
Sep 2022	59	120	2.0	55	0.93
Sep 2021	60	106	1.8	58	0.97
Sep 2020	50	110	2.2	43	0.86
Sep 2019	50	110	2.2	48	0.96
Sep 2018	50	109	2.2	43	0.86
Sep 2017	49	100	2.0	48	0.98
Sep 2016	37	102	2.8	35	0.95
Sep 2015	52	117	2.3	47	0.90
Sep 2014	43	91	2.1	27	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 97% · Maths 97% → all three 97% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard97%1st of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard83%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 114 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard70%

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	97%	33%	114	112
2023/24	98%	34%	116	114
2022/23	97%	25%	114	110

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

Nicol Mere SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

2026

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
R L Hughes Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Thomas CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

2026

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rectory CofE Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

2026

2.3applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Garswood Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · St. Helens

2026

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Marus Bridge Primary School
2.7 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 79%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: 106430 · 359/2051
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Perry Brook Community Primary School (URN 106432)
Address: Roman Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8DF
Local authority: Wigan

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