Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green

4–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
130955URN

Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

32 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

24 September 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
2 October 2019
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

32 applications · 14 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.0; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.9; 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	14	32	2.3	12	0.86
Sep 2025	23	44	1.9	20	0.87
Sep 2024	21	34	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2023	17	31	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2022	25	49	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2021	28	52	1.9	27	0.96
Sep 2020	22	39	1.8	17	0.77
Sep 2019	29	53	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2018	27	52	1.9	26	0.96
Sep 2017	22	55	2.5	20	0.91
Sep 2016	17	48	2.8	13	0.76
Sep 2015	29	58	2.0	24	0.83
Sep 2014	23	67	2.9	23	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 68% · Maths 84% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%51st of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	64%	8%	106	106
2023/24	48%	4%	103	102
2022/23	50%	0%	104	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

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley GreenThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
0.3 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Hindley Green Community Primary School
0.3 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bickershaw CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Bolton

2026

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Wigan

2026

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hindley Junior and Infant School
1.9 km · Wigan

Good2023

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: 130955 · 359/3432
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 1996
Address: Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HD
Local authority: Wigan

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