Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106503URN

Nel Pan Lane, Leigh, Select, WN7 5JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

60%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 13 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

13 January 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
13 October 2021
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

77 applications · 29 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 3.2; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.6; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.7; 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	29	77	2.7	34	1.17
Sep 2025	30	95	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2024	30	57	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	87	2.9	52	1.73
Sep 2022	30	63	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2021	30	67	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2020	30	64	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	68	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2018	30	63	2.1	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	74	2.5	41	1.37
Sep 2016	27	70	2.6	23	0.85
Sep 2015	30	80	2.7	35	1.17
Sep 2014	29	78	2.7	32	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 67% · Maths 70% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%59th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	60%	7%	103	104
2023/24	63%	7%	104	105
2022/23	67%	10%	105	105

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

Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
0.3 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Newton Westpark Primary School
0.4 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
1.2 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
1.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Leigh Central Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

2026

2.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hindley Green Community Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 80%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: 106503 · 359/3405
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 32.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Nel Pan Lane, Leigh, Select, WN7 5JS
Local authority: Wigan

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