Aspull Church Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Wigan·WN2 1QT
Composite score
65.2
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#2,587
National rank
#316
In North West
#24
In Wigan
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
91%
22 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.73
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
62
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
0.87 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1397 m
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.53
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8320220.9620230.9320241.2720250.732026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
200
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,792
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Aspull Church Primary School at a glance

Located in Wigan, Aspull Church Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England/Methodist religious character. The school educates roughly 200 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 91% of the families who made Aspull Church Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.87 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 3.7%. There are about 20.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Aspull Church 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 above.

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