Voluntary controlled school · Wigan

St Mary's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
242Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106447URN

Wright Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 3NX · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Mary's CofE Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

37 applications for 24 places · 79th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 17 April 2024Ofsted'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

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

37 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 1.0; 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	24	37	1.5	24	1.00
Sep 2025	30	49	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2024	26	46	1.8	25	0.96
Sep 2023	25	61	2.4	23	0.92
Sep 2022	23	43	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2021	29	49	1.7	26	0.90
Sep 2020	16	40	2.5	14	0.88
Sep 2019	40	65	1.6	36	0.90
Sep 2018	41	60	1.5	29	0.71
Sep 2017	31	54	1.7	20	0.65
Sep 2016	40	66	1.7	27	0.68
Sep 2015	32	54	1.7	24	0.75
Sep 2014	45	43	1.0	16	0.36

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 61% · Maths 73% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%72nd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	55%	11%	103	104
2023/24	50%	5%	103	102
2022/23	58%	6%	102	104

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

St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Platt Bridge Community School
0.3 km · Wigan

Good2024

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Academy
0.9 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram
1.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
1.3 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
1.7 km · Wigan

Good2022

1.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Hindley Junior and Infant School
1.8 km · Wigan

Good2023
St William's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106447 · 359/3029
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 242 on roll
Free school meals: 51.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Belle Green CofE Junior and Infant School (URN 106477)
Address: Wright Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 3NX
Local authority: Wigan

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