Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington

4–11Ages
67Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119696URN

Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

31 applications for 15 places · 294th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
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			Needs attention

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

19 May 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
22 March 2022
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

31 applications · 15 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 6.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; 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	15	31	2.1	13	0.87
Sep 2025	7	23	3.3	7	1.00
Sep 2024	3	20	6.7	3	1.00
Sep 2023	9	23	2.6	8	0.89
Sep 2022	10	47	4.7	10	1.00
Sep 2021	11	28	2.6	9	0.82
Sep 2020	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2019	16	36	2.3	16	1.00
Sep 2018	17	46	2.7	15	0.88
Sep 2017	14	30	2.1	14	1.00
Sep 2016	14	38	2.7	12	0.86
Sep 2015	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2014	11	31	2.8	10	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%193rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	65%	18%	105	107
2023/24	50%	0%	99	101
2022/23	58%	0%	105	103

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WrightingtonThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

5.5applications per place
Shevington Vale Primary School
1.9 km · Wigan

2026

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
2.3 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy
2.3 km · Lancashire

2026

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Wood Fold Primary School
2.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
2.7 km · Wigan

2026

2.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
2.8 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.2applications per place 58%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: 119696 · 888/3834
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 140 pupils · 67 on roll
Free school meals: 4.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RE
Local authority: Lancashire · West Lancashire

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