Voluntary aided school · Wigan

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan

4–11Ages
384Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
131228URN

Thorburn Road, Norley Hall, WIGAN, WN5 9LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

73 applications for 44 places · 66th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2024

Inspection history

24 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 March 2015
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 44 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 1.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.0; Wigan median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 of 13 years.

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	44	73	1.7	43	0.98
Sep 2025	57	78	1.4	55	0.96
Sep 2024	44	68	1.6	43	0.98
Sep 2023	52	90	1.7	52	1.00
Sep 2022	39	71	1.8	39	1.00
Sep 2021	56	81	1.5	45	0.80
Sep 2020	49	88	1.8	49	1.00
Sep 2019	60	111	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	99	1.7	54	0.90
Sep 2017	60	101	1.7	55	0.92
Sep 2016	60	111	1.9	42	0.70
Sep 2015	60	116	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2014	60	118	2.0	52	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 73% · Maths 65% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%86th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	48%	8%	104	102
2023/24	60%	2%	104	104
2022/23	59%	5%	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

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School WiganThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Westfield Community School
0.4 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
0.9 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Marsh Green Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan
1.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131228 · 359/3433
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 384 on roll
Free school meals: 46.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 1997
Address: Thorburn Road, Norley Hall, WIGAN, WN5 9LW
Local authority: Wigan

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