Voluntary aided school · Wigan

St Stephen's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106482URN

Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

81 applications for 28 places · 12th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 March 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
2 December 2021
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

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

81 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 3.1; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 3.6; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.6; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 3.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 3.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.8; 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	28	81	2.9	25	0.89
Sep 2025	30	94	3.1	25	0.83
Sep 2024	30	74	2.5	18	0.60
Sep 2023	30	66	2.2	17	0.57
Sep 2022	30	88	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2021	30	81	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	79	2.6	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	78	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2018	24	87	3.6	23	0.96
Sep 2017	29	75	2.6	15	0.52
Sep 2016	30	94	3.1	26	0.87
Sep 2015	30	96	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2014	27	75	2.8	23	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%53rd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	63%	7%	106	106
2023/24	60%	3%	105	102
2022/23	60%	0%	103	103

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 Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Tyldesley Primary School
0.8 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Garrett Hall Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common
2.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hindsford CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106482 · 359/3374
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 240 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7BT
Local authority: Wigan

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