Academy converter · Wigan

St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram

4–11Ages
274Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141641URN

Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

53 applications for 34 places · 77th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 September 2017
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

53 applications · 34 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 1.7; Wigan median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Wigan median

Dashed bars: as Abram CofE Primary School (URN 106469), the previous school.

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	34	53	1.6	32	0.94
Sep 2025	32	54	1.7	30	0.94
Sep 2024	38	57	1.5	38	1.00
Sep 2023	41	57	1.4	37	0.90
Sep 2022	27	38	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2021	45	61	1.4	45	1.00
Sep 2020	36	46	1.3	35	0.97
Sep 2019	41	61	1.5	41	1.00
Sep 2018	34	54	1.6	32	0.94
Sep 2017	31	54	1.7	31	1.00
Sep 2016	36	64	1.8	31	0.86
Sep 2015	35	73	2.1	33	0.94
Sep 2014 *	48	82	1.7	40	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%82nd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	51%	5%	103	103
2023/24	63%	0%	105	103
2022/23	57%	5%	103	102

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 John's Church of England Primary School, AbramThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Academy
0.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Platt Bridge Community School
0.8 km · Wigan

Good2024

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Good2024

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
2.1 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Hindley Junior and Infant School
2.3 km · Wigan

Good2023
Bickershaw CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
2.5 km · Wigan

Good2022

1.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
2.7 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141641 · 359/3360
Trust: Quest (A Church of England Schools Trust)
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 245 pupils · 274 on roll
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Abram CofE Primary School (URN 106469)
Address: Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5QE
Local authority: Wigan

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