North West
Primary schools in Wigan
138 schools, 48,266 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 36.6.
Ofsted across Wigan
Good66
Outstanding12
Requires improvement2
No overall grade58
80 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 58 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in Wigan
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicol Mere SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Outstanding 2023 | 97% |
| Gilded Hollins Community SchoolCommunity school | Leigh | Good 2023 | 97% |
| Woodfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | No grade | 93% |
| Orrell Newfold Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Outstanding 2024 | 93% |
| St Marie's Catholic Primary School StandishVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Outstanding 2023 | 91% |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Warrington | Good 2023 | 90% |
| Golborne Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Warrington | Good 2023 | 89% |
| St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2023 | 88% |
| Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, WiganVoluntary aided school | Wigan | No grade | 87% |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School HindleyVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2022 | 86% |
| Orrell Holgate AcademyAcademy converter | Wigan | No grade | 86% |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, WiganVoluntary aided school | Wigan | No grade | 84% |
| Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wigan | No grade | 84% |
| Our Lady's RC Primary School WiganVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Outstanding 2023 | 81% |
| Tyldesley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No grade | 81% |
| Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2023 | 81% |
| St James' Catholic Primary School OrrellVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2022 | 80% |
| Hindley Green Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2023 | 80% |
| Marus Bridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | No grade | 79% |
| R L Hughes Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 78% |
| Wood Fold Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | No grade | 78% |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green AcademyAcademy converter | Wigan | No grade | 78% |
| Garrett Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 77% |
| Hindsford CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No grade | 77% |
| Aspull Church Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2022 | 77% |
| Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Good 2022 | 76% |
| Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wigan | Good 2022 | 76% |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | No grade | 73% |
| Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 73% |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 73% |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LowtonVoluntary aided school | Warrington | Good 2023 | 73% |
| St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 73% |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Leigh | No grade | 72% |
| Platt Bridge Community SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2024 | 72% |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 71% |
| Hindley All Saints CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 71% |
| Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | WARRINGTON | No grade | 71% |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School, AthertonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 71% |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, HindleyAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2024 | 71% |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley GreenAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2023 | 71% |
| Meadowbank Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 70% |
| Shevington Vale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Good 2022 | 70% |
| Winstanley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Outstanding 2024 | 68% |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, WiganVoluntary aided school | Warrington | No grade | 68% |
| Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Requires improvement 2024 | 67% |
| St Mary and St John Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Outstanding 2023 | 67% |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe BridgeVoluntary aided school | Greater Manchester | Good 2023 | 67% |
| St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Warrington | No grade | 67% |
| Leigh St John's CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided school | Leigh | No grade | 67% |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School WiganVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | WIGAN | Good 2023 | 64% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley GreenVoluntary aided school | Wigan | No grade | 64% |
| Lowton West Primary SchoolCommunity school | Warrington | Good 2022 | 63% |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 63% |
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | No grade | 63% |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2022 | 62% |
| Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 61% |
| Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 61% |
| Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Select | No grade | 60% |
| Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Leigh | No grade | 60% |
| Leigh CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Leigh | Good 2023 | 60% |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2023 | 60% |
| St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2024 | 59% |
| Newton Westpark Primary SchoolCommunity school | Leigh | Good 2023 | 58% |
| St John's CofE Primary School Mosley CommonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 58% |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 58% |
| Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Wigan | Good 2023 | 58% |
| Mab's Cross Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | No grade | 57% |
| Bedford Hall Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Leigh | Good 2022 | 57% |
| Lowton Junior and Infant SchoolFoundation school | Warrington | No grade | 56% |
| Atherton St George's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | 56% |
| Leigh Central Primary SchoolCommunity school | Leigh | Good 2022 | 55% |
| Millbrook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Good 2022 | 55% |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wigan | Good 2024 | 55% |
| Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | No grade | 55% |
| Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Leigh | No grade | 55% |
| Holy Family Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wigan | No grade | 55% |
| St William's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 54% |
| St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School AthertonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 54% |
| Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 52% |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2022 | 52% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighVoluntary aided school | Leigh | No grade | 51% |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, AbramAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2023 | 51% |
| Marsh Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | No grade | 50% |
| Britannia Bridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 50% |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School, LeighVoluntary aided school | Leigh | No grade | 48% |
| Ince CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 48% |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School WiganVoluntary aided school | WIGAN | Good 2024 | 48% |
| Westfield Community SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | No grade | 46% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School LeighVoluntary aided school | Leigh | No grade | 45% |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wigan | Good 2023 | 44% |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School, PenningtonVoluntary aided school | Leigh | No grade | 43% |
| Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Leigh | Good 2024 | 43% |
| Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Leigh | No grade | 42% |
| St Catharine's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Good 2023 | 38% |
| Chowbent Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | No grade | 36% |
| Bickershaw CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | No grade | 27% |
| Parklee Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | No grade | — |
| Hindley Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2023 | — |