R L Hughes Primary School
Mayfield Street, Wigan, WN4 9QL
425 pupils · 92% of 460 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 February 2023, published 20 March 2023. 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 | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 51 | 37 | 93 | 51 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 46 | 105 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 46 | 97 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 41 | 95 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 49 | 49 | 91 | 49 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 57 | 57 | 100 | 57 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 47 | 45 | 112 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 47 | 47 | 109 | 47 |
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 Oswald's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Nicol Mere School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Rectory CofE Primary School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.