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Wood Fold Primary School

Wigan, WN6 0TSPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
67 1st-choice / 74 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1767 of 13,686 nationally

About Wood Fold Primary School

Wood Fold Primary School in Wigan has been rated Outstanding in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a grade it has held consistently across both its 2014 and 2025 inspections. The 2025 inspection awarded top marks across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. But the real story is in the school's academic outcomes. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the Wigan local authority average of 65%. That performance places Wood Fold 16th out of 98 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 25% nationally. The school also achieved strong average scores of 109 in both reading and maths, and 22% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGreen Lane, Wigan, Wigan, WN6 0TS
HeadteacherRebecca Gough
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils413
Free School Meals (FSM)10.7%
School Capacity413 / 417 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 18 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
GymnasiumOutdoor PlaygroundSports HallICT SuiteMusic RoomsArt StudiosPlaying FieldsLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

NetballCricketAthleticsSwimmingDance

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubScience ClubCodingDramaFilm ClubEco Club

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About Wood Fold Primary School

Wood Fold 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.