Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School

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Just over half of families who applied for a place at Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School for the 2025/26 school year put it down as their first preference, and the school was oversubscribed with 43 applications for 24 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.79. That suggests a solid local reputation, even if the parent view data isn't available in the figures here. The school is a Church of England primary for children aged 4 to 11, with Lindsey Taylor as headteacher. It has capacity for 210 pupils and currently enrols 201, so it's running close to full. Around one in five pupils (19.9%) are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average and gives some indication of the school's intake. The most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in April 2024, rated the school as Requires Improvement overall, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2012.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 place it near the bottom of the local authority rankings. Just 30% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Wigan local authority average of 65%. That puts the school at 97th out of 98 primary schools in the borough. In individual subjects, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in writing, 47% in maths and 40% in reading. The proportion reaching the higher standard was very low across all three subjects, at 7% or below. Average scaled scores were 101 in reading and 100 in maths, both close to the national benchmark of 100. The school's Ofsted breakdown shows that personal development was rated Good, but quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all require improvement, as does early years provision.

The school offers a range of facilities including a Forest School, library, playing fields, music rooms, a sports hall and a chapel, and runs clubs such as book club, chess, coding and art club. Sports on offer include tennis, athletics, dance, rounders, gymnastics, netball and football. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment and physical disability. There is no nursery or sixth form. Given the current Ofsted rating and below-average outcomes, this school is likely to suit families who value its Church of England character and community feel, and who are comfortable working with the school through its improvement journey. The nearest outstanding-rated primary is St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School, 1.5 km away.

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