Voluntary aided school · Wigan

St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

4–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106493URN

Avondale Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

2.1 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

121 applications for 30 places · 2nd of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

91%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 February 2023Ofsted'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

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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

4.0applications per place, Reception

2.1 above Wigan median (1.9) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

121 applications · 30 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.0; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 3.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 3.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 3.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 3.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.4; 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	121	4.0	43	1.43
Sep 2025	29	103	3.6	42	1.45
Sep 2024	24	90	3.8	22	0.92
Sep 2023	30	85	2.8	37	1.23
Sep 2022	29	71	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2021	30	85	2.8	37	1.23
Sep 2020	20	60	3.0	19	0.95
Sep 2019	15	49	3.3	16	1.07
Sep 2018	30	67	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2017	23	53	2.3	23	1.00
Sep 2016	25	53	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2015	22	45	2.1	21	0.95
Sep 2014	27	64	2.4	27	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 94% · Maths 91% → all three 91% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard91%5th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard44%

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	91%	24%	110	108
2023/24	76%	9%	106	106
2022/23	81%	26%	109	106

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 Marie's Catholic Primary School StandishThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
0.7 km · Wigan

2026

2.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Wood Fold Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
2.1 km · Wigan

2026

2.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
2.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Shevington Vale Primary School
2.8 km · Wigan

2026

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

5.5applications per place

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: 106493 · 359/3389
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 12.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Avondale Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0LF
Local authority: Wigan

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