Voluntary aided school · Wigan

St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106509URN

Golborne Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

36 applications for 24 places · 80th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 24 February 2026Published 29 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
15 September 2021
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 24 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.8; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.4; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 3.4; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 3.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 3.0; 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	24	36	1.5	18	0.75
Sep 2025	11	31	2.8	9	0.82
Sep 2024	17	35	2.1	13	0.76
Sep 2023	24	41	1.7	23	0.96
Sep 2022	23	33	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2021	16	30	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2020	24	37	1.5	22	0.92
Sep 2019	23	60	2.6	23	1.00
Sep 2018	30	67	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2017	22	52	2.4	22	1.00
Sep 2016	21	72	3.4	21	1.00
Sep 2015	23	71	3.1	21	0.91
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 89% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%53rd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	63%	11%	104	107
2023/24	65%	10%	103	107
2022/23	61%	17%	105	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

St Wilfrids Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Thomas CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Nicol Mere School
1.6 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
R L Hughes Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Golborne Community Primary School
2.2 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Wigan

2026

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
2.4 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
2.6 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%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: 106509 · 359/3414
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 199 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 18.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Golborne Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8SJ
Local authority: Wigan

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