Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
145Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106468URN

Wigan Lower Road, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan, WN6 8JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

36 applications for 22 places · 69th 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

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

Inspection history

12 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 September 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

36 applications · 22 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.3; Wigan median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 1 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	22	36	1.6	16	0.73
Sep 2025	21	35	1.7	19	0.90
Sep 2024	21	26	1.2	19	0.90
Sep 2023	21	39	1.9	19	0.90
Sep 2022	21	35	1.7	20	0.95
Sep 2021	20	32	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2020	22	37	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2019	16	34	2.1	15	0.94
Sep 2018	16	30	1.9	13	0.81
Sep 2017	16	32	2.0	16	1.00
Sep 2016	21	38	1.8	15	0.71
Sep 2015	20	45	2.3	23	1.15
Sep 2014	18	42	2.3	17	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 70% · Maths 70% → 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 standard60%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard35%

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	55%	20%	104	105
2023/24	59%	0%	103	103
2022/23	50%	0%	101	101

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

Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

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

Good2022

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

2026

1.6applications per place 67%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
Millbrook Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

2026

2.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Westfield Community School
2.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
2.3 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: 106468 · 359/3358
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 145 on roll
Free school meals: 39.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wigan Lower Road, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan, WN6 8JP
Local authority: Wigan

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