Voluntary aided school · Wigan

St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106459URN

Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.0 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

88 applications for 30 places · 9th 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

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 28 March 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

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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

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Wigan median (1.9) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

88 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 3.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 3.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 3.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 3.0; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 3.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 3.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 3.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 3.7; Wigan median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 13 of 13 years.

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	88	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	98	3.3	33	1.10
Sep 2024	30	91	3.0	25	0.83
Sep 2023	30	76	2.5	25	0.83
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	87	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	108	3.6	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	85	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	89	3.0	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	117	3.9	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	112	3.7	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	105	3.5	50	1.67
Sep 2014	30	110	3.7	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 80% · Maths 73% → 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 standard97%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard7%

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%	3%	108	103
2023/24	81%	13%	110	107
2022/23	77%	13%	108	106

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 and St John Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

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

2026

1.7applications per place 57%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
0.9 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Britannia Bridge Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
1.6 km · Wigan

2026

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
1.7 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 87%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: 106459 · 359/3326
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL
Local authority: Wigan

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