St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Council Avenue, Wigan, WN4 9AZ
242 pupils · 73% of 330 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 November 2022, published 23 January 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 | 52% |
| 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 — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 21 | 39 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 28 | 49 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 31 | 63 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 32 | 28 | 54 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 43 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 21 | 44 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 36 | 35 | 62 | 36 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 42 | 42 | 88 | 42 |
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
- R L Hughes Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Nicol Mere School 1.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Rectory CofE Primary School 2.1 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.