Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106512URN

West Bridgewater Street, Pennington, Leigh, WN7 4HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

55 applications for 30 places · 56th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted'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

29 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection: 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Wigan median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

55 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 1.8; 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	55	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	55	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2024	26	59	2.3	22	0.85
Sep 2023	30	47	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2022	30	45	1.5	23	0.77
Sep 2021	29	43	1.5	22	0.76
Sep 2020	30	63	2.1	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	55	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	67	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	68	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	75	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	70	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	53	1.8	21	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 43% · Maths 63% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%92nd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard43%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	43%	0%	106	103
2023/24	57%	17%	104	107
2022/23	57%	4%	106	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

Christ Church CofE Primary School, PenningtonThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Leigh CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
0.7 km · Wigan

2026

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Leigh Central Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

2026

2.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
0.8 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
1.2 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 48%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
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Good2022

2.6applications per place 57%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: 106512 · 359/3419
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 37.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: West Bridgewater Street, Pennington, Leigh, WN7 4HB
Local authority: Wigan

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