Voluntary aided school · Wigan

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
191Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106508URN

Church Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

65 applications for 30 places · 37th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted'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

11 July 2023
Graded inspection: Good
9 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Wigan median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

65 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.2; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 1.7; 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	65	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2025	26	60	2.3	26	1.00
Sep 2024	17	49	2.9	17	1.00
Sep 2023	30	54	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2022	21	49	2.3	20	0.95
Sep 2021	21	41	2.0	15	0.71
Sep 2020	24	45	1.9	22	0.92
Sep 2019	26	51	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2018	28	66	2.4	28	1.00
Sep 2017	19	48	2.5	19	1.00
Sep 2016	29	64	2.2	28	0.97
Sep 2015	30	52	1.7	26	0.87
Sep 2014	27	66	2.4	29	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 71% · Maths 68% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%64th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	58%	10%	105	104
2023/24	59%	14%	104	105
2022/23	69%	10%	106	104

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 Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
0.5 km · Wigan

2026

2.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Shevington Vale Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

2026

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Wood Fold Primary School
2.0 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
2.6 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

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

2026

2.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
2.8 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy
2.9 km · Lancashire

2026

1.8applications per place 63%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: 106508 · 359/3413
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 191 on roll
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Church Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BD
Local authority: Wigan

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