Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106472URN

Hereford Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4DH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

47 applications for 30 places · 75th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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)

47 applications · 30 places offered · 23 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 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.0; 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	47	1.6	23	0.77
Sep 2025	29	49	1.7	21	0.72
Sep 2024	30	61	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2023	28	57	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2022	30	61	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2021	22	42	1.9	18	0.82
Sep 2020	30	80	2.7	44	1.47
Sep 2019	27	57	2.1	25	0.93
Sep 2018	30	70	2.3	25	0.83
Sep 2017	30	66	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	68	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2015	27	57	2.1	26	0.96
Sep 2014	26	52	2.0	24	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 93% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%28th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	73%	7%	107	108
2023/24	60%	13%	104	106
2022/23	59%	14%	104	104

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

Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Hindley Junior and Infant School
0.9 km · Wigan

Good2023
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
1.3 km · Wigan

Good2022

1.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
1.5 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green
1.8 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
1.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Bolton

2026

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hindley Green Community Primary School
2.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106472 · 359/3363
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 207 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 41.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hereford Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4DH
Local authority: Wigan

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