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St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Avondale Street, Standish, Wigan WN6 0LF · saintmaries.wigan.sch.uk · 01257 422975
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 91%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 197
- 94% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 70% 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 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 91% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 24% 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 | |||
| ▲91% | 62% | ||
| ▲24% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 14 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 110
- 54% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (18%) with SEND