OFSTED
20 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
23 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
25 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Wigan
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
205
205 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
106
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
99
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
28.4 pts
above England
School
53.2%
Wigan
29.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.7 pts
below England
School
16.6%
Wigan
11.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wigan
0.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
76.1%
156
Any other White background
5.4%
11
African
4.9%
10
Any other ethnic group
4.4%
9
Any other Black background
2.9%
6
Any other Asian background
2.0%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.1%
35 of
205 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
38.0%
22.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
52.0%
Reading
21.8 pts below England
School
52.0%
Wigan
74.8%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
Wigan
72.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
Wigan
75.5%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.62 pts
lower than
England
School
5.59%
Wigan
6.03%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.90 pts
lower than
England
School
14.92%
Wigan
15.01%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Wigan
1.55%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.6%
9.4 pts
above England
St Catharine's CofE Primary School
97.6%
Wigan
96.7%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.