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Winstanley Community Primary School

Wigan, WN3 6JPPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Feb 2024
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
55 1st-choice / 55 places
Ranking
#5,534
of 13,686 nationally

About Winstanley Community Primary School

Winstanley Community Primary School was rated Outstanding in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2016, and an ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed the school remains at that highest level. The inspection team awarded top marks across the board, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all judged Outstanding. That rating places it among just 16 primary schools in Wigan to hold Outstanding status, out of 99 in the local authority. On the key academic measure for primary schools, 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 assessments. That is slightly above the Wigan local authority average of 65%, though the school ranks 47th out of 98 primaries in the area on this metric. The school’s ranking score of 67 places it in the top 50 nationally for this measure, though it sits behind local peers like Nicol Mere School and Gilded Hollins Community School.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressTan House Drive, Wigan, Wigan, WN3 6JP
HeadteacherCatherine Whalley
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils447
Free School Meals (FSM)12.6%
School Capacity447 / 475 (94% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (29 Feb 2024): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 9 Dec 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
ICT SuitePlaying FieldsSports HallLibrarySensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

NetballRoundersDanceSwimmingCross CountryCricketFootball

Clubs & Activities

DramaGardeningEco ClubChoirChess

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

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

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Winstanley Community Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.