Academy sponsor led · Wigan

Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
326Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142028URN

Whelley, Wigan, WN2 1BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

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

38 applications for 23 places · 67th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

19 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 June 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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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)

38 applications · 23 places offered · 22 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 1.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 1.6; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 1.7; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Wigan median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Wigan median

Dashed bars: as Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery (URN 133781), 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	23	38	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2025	41	52	1.3	37	0.90
Sep 2024	31	37	1.2	23	0.74
Sep 2023	29	43	1.5	30	1.03
Sep 2022	38	55	1.5	31	0.82
Sep 2021	31	44	1.4	31	1.00
Sep 2020	33	47	1.4	30	0.91
Sep 2019	32	57	1.8	29	0.91
Sep 2018	35	50	1.4	33	0.94
Sep 2017	37	58	1.6	36	0.97
Sep 2016	36	65	1.8	32	0.89
Sep 2015 *	41	68	1.7	35	0.85
Sep 2014 *	43	75	1.7	43	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 65% · Maths 67% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%64th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard16%

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	58%	5%	101	102
2023/24	65%	8%	104	105
2022/23	58%	2%	103	101

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

Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
0.6 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Mab's Cross Primary School
1.0 km · Wigan

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Catharine's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St William's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Ince CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142028 · 359/2005
Trust: The Learning Together Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 410 pupils · 326 on roll
Free school meals: 43.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2015
Replaced: Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery (URN 133781)
Address: Whelley, Wigan, WN2 1BP
Local authority: Wigan

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