Voluntary aided school · Wigan

St Catharine's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106464URN

Scholefield Lane, Scholes, Wigan, WN1 3LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

60 applications for 30 places · 45th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%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 · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

20 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
23 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

60 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.5; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 3.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 3.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.6; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.8; 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	30	60	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2025	28	56	2.0	27	0.96
Sep 2024	28	57	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2023	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2021	19	48	2.5	17	0.89
Sep 2020	20	61	3.1	19	0.95
Sep 2019	29	56	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2018	30	76	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2017	26	83	3.2	24	0.92
Sep 2016	30	81	2.7	22	0.73
Sep 2015	30	78	2.6	14	0.47
Sep 2014	30	84	2.8	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%95th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	38%	0%	102	102
2023/24	40%	7%	101	106
2022/23	73%	20%	106	109

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 Catharine's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Britannia Bridge Primary School
0.8 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St William's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Mab's Cross Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Ince CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
1.5 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: 106464 · 359/3338
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 53.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Scholefield Lane, Scholes, Wigan, WN1 3LP
Local authority: Wigan

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