Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106449URN

Mort Street, Springfield, Wigan, WN6 7AU · 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

1.6per place

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

41 applications for 26 places · 74th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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
16 April 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
15 February 2023
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

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

41 applications · 26 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 3.4; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 3.0; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.5; 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	26	41	1.6	15	0.58
Sep 2025	24	43	1.8	21	0.88
Sep 2024	29	52	1.8	19	0.66
Sep 2023	30	67	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	58	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2021	29	53	1.8	25	0.86
Sep 2020	29	54	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2019	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2018	30	65	2.2	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	76	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	102	3.4	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	89	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2014	26	66	2.5	22	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%45th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	67%	0%	102	103
2023/24	30%	3%	101	100
2022/23	40%	0%	101	100

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

Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Beech Hill Community Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Marsh Green Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50%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 and St John Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.7 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 93%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106449 · 359/3300
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mort Street, Springfield, Wigan, WN6 7AU
Local authority: Wigan

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