Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Whelley, Wigan, WN2 1BP
326 pupils · 80% of 410 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE LEARNING TOGETHER TRUST
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 43.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 19 July 2023, published 19 September 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 | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 22 | 38 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 41 | 37 | 52 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 23 | 37 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 30 | 43 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 31 | 55 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 31 | 31 | 44 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 33 | 30 | 47 | 31 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 32 | 29 | 57 | 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
- Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan 0.6 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Mab's Cross Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Woodfield Primary School 1.4 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.