Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane, Select, WN7 5JS
213 pupils · 101% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 32.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 1 March 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 | 60% |
| 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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 34 | 77 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 43 | 95 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 32 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 52 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 27 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 27 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 31 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 35 | 68 | 30 |
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
- Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School 0.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Newton Westpark Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Leigh St John's CofE Primary 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Leigh Central Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · 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.