Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Newburgh Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
106Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119482URN

Back Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, WN8 7XB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.1 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

37 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

92%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	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

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 10 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire 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	10	37	3.7	6	0.60
Sep 2025	17	58	3.4	18	1.06
Sep 2024	14	35	2.5	14	1.00
Sep 2023	10	28	2.8	10	1.00
Sep 2022	13	41	3.2	13	1.00
Sep 2021	17	38	2.2	19	1.12
Sep 2020	21	52	2.5	21	1.00
Sep 2019	13	34	2.6	11	0.85
Sep 2018	16	38	2.4	16	1.00
Sep 2017	17	35	2.1	22	1.29
Sep 2016	17	41	2.4	15	0.88
Sep 2015	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2014	19	36	1.9	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 92% · Maths 92% → all three 92% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard92%6th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	92%	0%	109	108
2023/24	63%	21%	108	105
2022/23	79%	7%	108	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

Newburgh Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
1.4 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy
1.5 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
2.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Cobbs Brow School
3.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Woodland Community Primary School
3.7 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 69%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: 119482 · 888/3426
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 130 pupils · 106 on roll
Free school meals: 0.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Back Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, WN8 7XB
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

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