Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Wigan

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of all of the staff, Governors and children of Highfield St Matthew's, we warmly welcome you to our fantastic school. Highfield St Matthew's is a happy and harmonious school and was quite rightly judged to be Good in all areas in our most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:30pm.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Wigan and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 74% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School are St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 98% reading, 89% maths); St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan (0.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); Winstanley Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 86% maths); and St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 67% maths).

Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 49 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 7 (1.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Pemberton Rail Station, about 90 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pemberton Rail Station, 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School are Dean Trust Wigan (1 mile), St Peter's Catholic High School (1.4 miles) and Hawkley Hall High School (1.6 miles).