Academy converter · Wigan

St Paul's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146399URN

Warrington Road, Goose Green, Wigan, WN3 6SB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

33 applications for 15 places · 36th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Wigan median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

33 applications · 15 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 3.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 3.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Wigan median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Wigan median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Wigan median

Dashed bars: as Saint Paul's CofE Primary School (URN 106453), 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	15	33	2.2	12	0.80
Sep 2025	21	42	2.0	21	1.00
Sep 2024	25	46	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2023	9	29	3.2	7	0.78
Sep 2022	24	72	3.0	21	0.88
Sep 2021	30	61	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2020	23	63	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2019	30	80	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	26	66	2.5	20	0.77
Sep 2017 *	30	87	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	76	2.5	24	0.80
Sep 2015 *	30	98	3.3	23	0.77
Sep 2014 *	30	83	2.8	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 67% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%59th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	60%	7%	106	104
2023/24	67%	10%	106	104
2022/23	34%	7%	104	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 Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
0.9 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Winstanley Community Primary School
1.3 km · Wigan

Remains Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146399 · 359/3315
Trust: Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 21.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: Saint Paul's CofE Primary School (URN 106453)
Address: Warrington Road, Goose Green, Wigan, WN3 6SB
Local authority: Wigan

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