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Marsh Green Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Kitt Green Road, Marsh Green, Wigan WN5 0EF · marshgreenprimary.co.uk · 01942 222016
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.36 mi
- 0.58 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · Wigan Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 371
- 41 over 330 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.9%
- First language not English
- 19.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 0.36 mi (578 m) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 37 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 37 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.36 mi0.58 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Wigan it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Marsh Green Primary School on 8 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 40
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (35%) with SEND