Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Rectory Lane, Wigan, WN6 0XB
582 pupils · 116% of 500 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE LEARNING TOGETHER TRUST
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 13 May 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 | 84% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 25% |
“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 — 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 97 | 189 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 76 | 70 | 140 | 72 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 75 | 81 | 141 | 75 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 75 | 77 | 139 | 75 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 72 | 68 | 123 | 71 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 75 | 91 | 152 | 75 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 73 | 81 | 142 | 73 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 65 | 63 | 102 | 65 |
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 Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish 0.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Wood Fold Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Millbrook Primary School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington 2.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.