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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

Wigan, WN2 3DGPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2022
KS2 Results
83%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
23 1st-choice / 28 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1090 of 13,686 nationally

About St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School in Hindley is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 41 applications for just 28 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 46. Of those applications, 23 were first-preference offers, which suggests a strong local reputation. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, led by headteacher Janice Taberner. With 192 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, it is operating close to full. Just over a third of pupils (33. 5%) are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and indicates a diverse intake. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2022, rated it Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a consistent improvement from its previous Good rating in 2012.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressAbbott Street, Wigan, Wigan, WN2 3DG
HeadteacherJanice Taberner
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils192
Free School Meals (FSM)33.5%
School Capacity192 / 210 (91% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Dec 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 6 Feb 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: saintbenedicts.wigan.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.