Orrell Newfold Community Primary School

About Orrell Newfold Community Primary School

Orrell Newfold Community Primary School was judged Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a rating it has now held consistently across two inspections. The school’s academic performance is particularly strong at Key Stage 2, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well above the Wigan local authority average of 65%, placing the school 6th out of 98 primary schools in the borough and inside the top 5% nationally. The school also excels at the higher standard: 15% of pupils achieved that combined benchmark, while in reading alone 63% reached the higher level, and 37% did so in maths. Average scaled scores of 111 in reading and 108 in maths further underline the consistency of attainment across the core subjects.

The Ofsted report awarded Grade 1 (Outstanding) for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The previous inspection in 2012 had also rated overall effectiveness and leadership and management as Outstanding, so the school has maintained its high standards over more than a decade. In writing, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard and 27% achieved the higher standard, while in maths 95% met expectations. The school’s ranking score of 88 on the KS2 expected standard metric places it ahead of all but five other primaries in Wigan, with only Nicol Mere School, Gilded Hollins Community School and Standish St Wilfrid’s Church of England Primary Academy among the top-performing peers.

Orrell Newfold is a larger-than-average primary, with 447 pupils against a capacity of 409, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry there were 111 applications for 57 places, with 54 first-preference offers made. The school has a nursery provision and caters for children aged 3 to 11. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, library, ICT suite, music rooms and a chapel. Sports offered include swimming, tennis, cricket and dance, and clubs cover chess, choir and coding. The school’s SEND provision supports pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. With 10.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a mixed catchment and is a strong choice for families prioritising consistently high academic outcomes within the Wigan area.

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