Ince CofE Primary School
Charles Street, Wigan, WN2 2AL
383 pupils · 81% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 55.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 12 September 2023, published 8 November 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 | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 31 | 47 | 35 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 35 | 32 | 45 | 33 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 33 | 32 | 58 | 33 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 40 | 53 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 40 | 57 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 34 | 32 | 46 | 33 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 43 | 57 | 44 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 41 | 36 | 64 | 40 |
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 William's Catholic Primary School 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Britannia Bridge Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 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.