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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Thorburn Road, Norley Hall, WIGAN WN5 9LW · saintcuthberts.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 222721
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 48%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 384
- 91% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 14.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 44 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 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▼48% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 34
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied