Mab's Cross Primary School
Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL
461 pupils · 94% of 490 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 21 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 62 | 50 | 102 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 66 | 50 | 128 | 66 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 43 | 113 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 68 | 62 | 125 | 67 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 70 | 60 | 139 | 70 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 46 | 113 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 70 | 59 | 133 | 70 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 70 | 61 | 131 | 70 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School 0.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woodfield Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School 1.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.