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Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

Wigan, WN2 1ELPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
90%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
15 1st-choice / 17 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#301 of 13,686 nationally

About Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

Holy Family Catholic Primary School in New Springs is a small Roman Catholic primary that punches well above the local average on its headline academic measure. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Wigan local authority average of 65% for primary schools. That gap of 25 percentage points places the school fifth out of 98 primary schools in the borough, comfortably inside the top 5% locally. Nationally, it sits in the top 3% of all primary schools on this metric. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained across the board, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — judged Outstanding. The previous graded inspection in February 2020 also awarded Outstanding overall, so this is a school with a sustained track record.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressLongfield Street, Wigan, Wigan, WN2 1EL
HeadteacherStephen Gallagher
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils133
Free School Meals (FSM)18.8%
School Capacity133 / 140 (95% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (25 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 11 Mar 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Dining HallOutdoor PlaygroundSensory RoomForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

Cross CountryAthleticsRoundersSwimmingNetballCricketGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubDramaGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.