Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Sacred Heart RC Primary School

4–11Ages
178Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106499URN

Lodge Lane, Hindsford, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.6 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

44 applications for 17 places · 20th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 9 June 2026Published 16 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
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

9 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
3 March 2022
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Wigan median (1.9) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

44 applications · 17 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.7; 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	17	44	2.6	16	0.94
Sep 2025	29	45	1.6	18	0.62
Sep 2024	17	38	2.2	16	0.94
Sep 2023	19	46	2.4	18	0.95
Sep 2022	20	44	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2021	17	35	2.1	16	0.94
Sep 2020	27	35	1.3	16	0.59
Sep 2019	22	36	1.6	22	1.00
Sep 2018	9	22	2.4	9	1.00
Sep 2017	27	50	1.9	21	0.78
Sep 2016	30	51	1.7	24	0.80
Sep 2015	25	58	2.3	26	1.04
Sep 2014	25	67	2.7	32	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 78% · Maths 70% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%57th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard9%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	61%	0%	104	105
2023/24	64%	4%	106	105
2022/23	47%	3%	101	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

Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hindsford CofE Primary School
0.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Parklee Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
Chowbent Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
1.2 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
1.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Meadowbank Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106499 · 359/3397
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 178 on roll
Free school meals: 38.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lodge Lane, Hindsford, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BN
Local authority: Wigan

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