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Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Wigan Lower Road, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8JP · saintannes.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 511348

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
55%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
145
83% of 175 places
Local authority
Wigan
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
39.3%
First language not English
6.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 20 (Places 21)20September 2023: 19 (Places 21)19September 2024: 19 (Places 21)19September 2025: 19 (Places 21)19September 2026: 16 (Places 22)16Places 22
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202622160.7100%
September 2025Sept 202521190.9100%
September 2024Sept 202421190.9100%
September 2023Sept 202321190.9100%
September 2022Sept 202221201100%

Results

In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Wigan it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 47% (England 53%)47%2016/17: 45% (England 61%)45%2017/18: 67% (England 64%)67%2018/19: 41% (England 65%)41%2022/23: 50% (England 60%)50%2023/24: 59% (England 61%)59%2024/25: 55% (England 62%)55%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼55%62%
▲20%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●105105
▼101105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
12 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Sept 2007Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
88%
Replies
33
22% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 27% who had a child bullied

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