Academy converter · Wigan

St James' Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145107URN

Tyrer Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan, WN3 5XE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

24 applications for 19 places · 94th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

28 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 February 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as St James' CofE Primary School, URN 106437

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 19 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Wigan median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Wigan median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Wigan median

Dashed bars: as St James' CofE Primary School (URN 106437), 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	19	24	1.3	16	0.84
Sep 2025	20	37	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2024	26	36	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2023	21	26	1.2	21	1.00
Sep 2022	21	35	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2021	30	51	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2020	25	46	1.8	25	1.00
Sep 2019	30	42	1.4	28	0.93
Sep 2018 *	30	48	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	37	1.2	23	0.77
Sep 2016 *	30	49	1.6	25	0.83
Sep 2015 *	30	59	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	53	1.8	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 66% · Maths 66% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%56th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	62%	7%	104	102
2023/24	45%	3%	100	99
2022/23	47%	0%	99	98

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 James' Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan
0.1 km · Wigan

Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School
0.5 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Wigan

Good2023

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

Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Marus Bridge Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 79%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 Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
1.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
1.7 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145107 · 359/3007
Trust: Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 260 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 59.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: St James' CofE Primary School (URN 106437)
Address: Tyrer Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan, WN3 5XE
Local authority: Wigan

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