Aspull Church Primary School, Wigan

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Aspull Church Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils appreciate being part of the school's positive environment."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a culture where relationships and pupils' wellbeing sit at the heart of the school's work."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a broad, balanced and well-designed curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a broad and balanced curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders create a warm and welcoming environment that is centred around relationships and the local community."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school and the local community well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff deliver the curriculum consistently well, routinely using opportunities to deepen pupils' knowledge so that pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve as highly as they could"; "Leaders should ensure that staff identify and swiftly address any gaps and misconceptions in pupils' knowledge across the curriculum, including in spelling and handwriting"; "Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years use fully effective interaction strategies to further extend children's communication, language and thinking skills".

In its own words: ""Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6"

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to be able to share with you the wonderful opportunities and developments at Aspull Church Primary School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, athletics, swimming, cross-country, yoga, karate, judo and drama.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Aspull Church Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Wigan and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 87% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Aspull Church Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Aspull Church Primary School are Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 97% maths); St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths); Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 93% maths); and Blackrod Primary School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 93% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Aspull Church Primary School.

13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 30 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 4 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Blackrod Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Finger Post, 90 metres away.

Aspull Church Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.