Mab's Cross Primary School

About Mab's Cross Primary School

Mab's Cross Primary School sits within the Wigan local authority, a mixed state primary for ages 4 to 11. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 33rd out of 98 primary schools in the borough, placing it comfortably in the top half. The three highest-scoring peers in Wigan are Nicol Mere School, Gilded Hollins Community School, and Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy, all of which sit above Mab's Cross in the league table. For context, only 16 of the 99 primary schools in the authority currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school to Mab's Cross is St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School, located just 0.1 kilometres away. The school itself has a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in March 2022, a grade it has held consistently across both its recent inspections, with the previous inspection in 2014 also awarding Good.

Academically, Mab's Cross performs above the Wigan local authority average on the key stage 2 combined measure. In the 2023/24 results, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared with a local authority average of 65%. The school's ranking score of 71 on this metric places it in the top 50 nationally. In individual subjects, 84% met the expected standard in reading, 83% in maths, and 83% in writing. At the higher standard, 21% achieved that level in reading, 24% in maths, and 19% in writing, while 5% hit the higher bar across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 105 in both reading and maths. The Ofsted inspection noted that behaviour and attitudes were Outstanding, while quality of education, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management were all rated Good.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 128 applications for 66 places and 50 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.94. Facilities include a library, ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, art studios, and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, swimming, athletics and netball, while clubs cover chess, book club, drama and science club. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs. With a pupil roll of 475 against a capacity of 490, and 21.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, this is a well-subscribed community primary that suits families looking for a Good-rated school with strong core results and a wide support offer.

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