Community school · Wigan

Westfield Community School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134742URN

Montrose Avenue, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 9XN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 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

1.4per place

0.6 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

69 applications for 50 places · 90th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 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

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 50 places offered · 45 named it first

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

2026 1.4; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.6; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.7; 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	50	69	1.4	45	0.90
Sep 2025	59	111	1.9	62	1.05
Sep 2024	58	88	1.5	57	0.98
Sep 2023	59	100	1.7	60	1.02
Sep 2022	56	99	1.8	56	1.00
Sep 2021	60	115	1.9	75	1.25
Sep 2020	57	109	1.9	57	1.00
Sep 2019	60	136	2.3	65	1.08
Sep 2018	60	158	2.6	83	1.38
Sep 2017	58	134	2.3	70	1.21
Sep 2016	60	166	2.8	75	1.25
Sep 2015	60	157	2.6	65	1.08
Sep 2014	60	160	2.7	77	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 49% · Maths 56% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%89th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard49%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	46%	4%	103	101
2023/24	50%	2%	101	101
2022/23	39%	2%	102	100

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

Westfield Community SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
0.4 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Marsh Green Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan
1.8 km · Wigan

Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134742 · 359/3437
Capacity: 486 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 56.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2005
Address: Montrose Avenue, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 9XN
Local authority: Wigan

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