Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

4–11Ages
136Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106491URN

Longfield Street, New Springs, Wigan, WN2 1EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

35 applications for 20 places · 60th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

25 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Wigan median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.5; 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	20	35	1.8	17	0.85
Sep 2025	17	37	2.2	15	0.88
Sep 2024	20	53	2.7	28	1.40
Sep 2023	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2022	20	47	2.4	32	1.60
Sep 2021	20	40	2.0	19	0.95
Sep 2020	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2019	20	39	2.0	24	1.20
Sep 2018	12	26	2.2	11	0.92
Sep 2017	18	38	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2016	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2015	20	44	2.2	29	1.45
Sep 2014	14	35	2.5	12	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%9th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard40%

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	87%	13%	108	108
2023/24	90%	5%	109	106
2022/23	86%	14%	107	107

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

Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, WiganThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Catharine's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Mab's Cross Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Aspull Church Primary School
1.7 km · Wigan

2026

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ince CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St William's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%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: 106491 · 359/3387
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 140 pupils · 136 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Longfield Street, New Springs, Wigan, WN2 1EL
Local authority: Wigan

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