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Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Holly Road, Aspull, Wigan WN2 1RU · aspullourladys.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 832299
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.18 mi
- 0.29 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Wigan Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 208
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 0.18 mi (293 m) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 68% 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 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.18 mi0.29 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% 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 | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲31% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 66
- 31% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied