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Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Longfield Street, New Springs, Wigan WN2 1EL · aspullholyfamily.co.uk · 01942 246376
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 136
- 97% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 28 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 32 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% 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 | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 11 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 41
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied