Voluntary aided school · Wigan

St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106487URN

Church Street, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3TH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

77 applications for 29 places · 16th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 26 February 2020Ofsted'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

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
26 February 2020
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Wigan median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 29 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.4; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 3.0; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.6; 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	29	77	2.7	31	1.07
Sep 2025	30	73	2.4	24	0.80
Sep 2024	30	63	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2023	29	65	2.2	30	1.03
Sep 2022	29	70	2.4	35	1.21
Sep 2021	29	63	2.2	30	1.03
Sep 2020	30	54	1.8	27	0.90
Sep 2019	26	64	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2018	23	69	3.0	23	1.00
Sep 2017	30	68	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	69	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2015	24	69	2.9	20	0.83
Sep 2014	30	79	2.6	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 77% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%45th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	67%	13%	103	106
2023/24	59%	6%	103	104
2022/23	40%	7%	100	102

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 Thomas CofE Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
0.3 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Golborne Community Primary School
0.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Lowton West Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
1.7 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Wigan

2026

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lowton Junior and Infant School
2.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Thomas CofE Primary School
2.7 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 59%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: 106487 · 359/3379
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 32.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Street, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3TH
Local authority: Wigan

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