Billinge Chapel End Primary School, Wigan
Billinge Chapel End Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Wigan, part of Everyone Matters Schools Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 40th-highest of the 67 schools in Wigan with published results, and 7,614th of 14,452 across England. It was 79% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to St. Helens (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Billinge Chapel End Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Billinge Chapel End Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in St. Helens and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Billinge Chapel End Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Billinge Chapel End Primary School as their first choice and 66 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Billinge Chapel End Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Billinge Chapel End Primary School are St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths); St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 89% reading, 82% maths); Carr Mill Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths); and Garswood Primary and Nursery School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 80% maths).
Billinge Chapel End Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Aidan's CofE Primary School BillingeCarr Mill Primary SchoolGarswood Primary and Nursery School
The trust
Billinge Chapel End Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Everyone Matters Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
12.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Billinge Chapel End Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Garswood Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abbots Way (ne-bound), 250 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Billinge Chapel End Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 22 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in St. Helens (144).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Billinge Chapel End Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Billinge Chapel End Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2024. Before that, as Chapel End Primary School (URN 104779), it was rated Good in February 2023.
At a Glance
12.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
21.7
Infant (KS1)
24.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Billinge Chapel End Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Billinge Chapel End Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Billinge Chapel End Primary School is in St. Helens; for families living there:
Apply to St. Helens for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in St. Helens is 11.5 (the median across 80 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Billinge Chapel End Primary School
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
166 pupils
210 places
44 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wigan
Across St. Helens council
Places available
2,180
Applications
1,809
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across St. Helens council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
14.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
205
Total Pupils
98
Boys
107
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
18.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,372
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,395
Per pupil
£1003k
Total funding
£45k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
7.4%
Persistent absence
148
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Billinge Chapel End Primary School
What are SATs results like at Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
Of the pupils at Billinge Chapel End Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Billinge Chapel End Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Billinge Chapel End Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2024. Before that, as Chapel End Primary School (URN 104779), it was rated Good in February 2023.
What is the catchment area for Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Billinge Chapel End Primary School is oversubscribed, St. Helens allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
Billinge Chapel End Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 79% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
Classes at Billinge Chapel End Primary School average 23 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
Billinge Chapel End Primary School has around 205 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Billinge Chapel End Primary School in 2024/25. 7.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
Apply through St. Helens's coordinated admissions process, naming Billinge Chapel End Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in St. Helens is 11.5 (the median across 80 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Billinge Chapel End Primary School?
Billinge Chapel End Primary School is at Carr Mill Road, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7TX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)