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Marus Bridge Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Kelvin Grove, Marus Bridge, Wigan WN3 6SP · marusbridge.co.uk · 01942 248129
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.27 mi
- 2.05 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · Wigan Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 400
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 1.27 mi (2.05 km) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 92% 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 | 57 | 59 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.27 mi2.05 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106406)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Marus Bridge Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 115
- 29% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (19%) with SEND