Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106461URN

Springfield Road, Sacred Heart Rc School, WIGAN, WN6 7RH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

105 applications for 60 places · 60th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

31 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 February 2018
Graded inspection: 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Wigan median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

105 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 1.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.1; Wigan median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 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	60	105	1.8	60	1.00
Sep 2025	51	73	1.4	47	0.92
Sep 2024	44	80	1.8	46	1.05
Sep 2023	45	89	2.0	52	1.16
Sep 2022	36	65	1.8	33	0.92
Sep 2021	36	63	1.8	35	0.97
Sep 2020	46	89	1.9	40	0.87
Sep 2019	43	73	1.7	42	0.98
Sep 2018	36	72	2.0	32	0.89
Sep 2017	55	82	1.5	45	0.82
Sep 2016	59	99	1.7	53	0.90
Sep 2015	60	92	1.5	44	0.73
Sep 2014	49	104	2.1	48	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 68% · Maths 74% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%51st of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	64%	6%	105	105
2023/24	42%	2%	103	101
2022/23	73%	5%	106	105

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

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

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
0.4 km · Wigan

2026

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Marsh Green Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Mab's Cross Primary School
1.7 km · Wigan

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

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

Good2023

1.5applications per place 44%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: 106461 · 359/3331
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Springfield Road, Sacred Heart Rc School, WIGAN, WN6 7RH
Local authority: Wigan

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