St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Worsley Mesnes Drive, Wigan, WN3 5AN
188 pupils · 90% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 47.3%
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 25 April 2023, published 3 July 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 | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 11 | 25 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 21 | 32 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 13 | 27 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 35 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 17 | 32 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 19 | 41 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 19 | 37 | 20 |
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 James' Church of England Primary School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Marus Bridge Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · 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.