Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Select, Wigan
WN7 5JS
Composite score
47.2

Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in Select, Wigan, Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 211 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' when it was last inspected in January 2026. 60% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#8,306
National rank
#1179
In North West
#66
In Wigan
Top 56%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 211 % FSM ever-6 33.2% % EAL 14.7% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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