St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Wigan, Wigan
WN4 8SJ
Composite score
53.8

St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in Wigan, Wigan, St Wilfrids 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 197 pupils aged 3 to 11. 63% 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 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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#5,898
National rank
#782
In North West
#42
In Wigan
Top 40%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 24/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
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Leadership and governance
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Curriculum and teaching
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Attendance and behaviour
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Personal development and wellbeing
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Inclusion
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Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
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School profile

Pupils on roll 197 % FSM ever-6 19.8% % EAL 14.2% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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