Hindley Junior and Infant School, Wigan
Hindley Junior and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wigan, part of Achievement Through Collaboration Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wigan (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hindley Junior and Infant School in detail
Results
Hindley Junior and Infant School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 106415), 90% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Hindley Junior and Infant School
Across Wigan, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Wigan lodged 185 appeals against primary school offers; 136 reached a hearing and 30 succeeded (22.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hindley Junior and Infant School are Hindley Junior and Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 84% maths); St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 71% maths); and St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 89% maths).
Hindley Junior and Infant SchoolHindley All Saints CofE Primary SchoolSt Peter's Church of England Primary School, HindleySt Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
The trust
Hindley Junior and Infant School is one of 6 schools run by Achievement Through Collaboration Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hindley Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is George Street (opposite), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hindley Junior and Infant School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hindley Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Hindley Junior and Infant School (URN 106415), it was rated Good in April 2023. See Hindley Junior and Infant School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Hindley Junior and Infant School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106415). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 83% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 77% to 83% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hindley Junior and Infant School.
- CFAT Superheroes Hindley J&I SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- Castle Hill Kids Club Hindley Ltd920m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hindley Junior and Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hindley Junior and Infant School is in Wigan; for families living there:
Apply to Wigan for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 27
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 20 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 Wigan is 10 (the median across 146 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
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Applications and offers at Hindley Junior and Infant School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106415). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 40 | 81 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 30 | 51 | 84 | 1.7 | 21 |
| 2024 | 30 | 33 | 80 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 30 | 42 | 78 | 1.4 | 13 |
| 2022 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 30 | 31 | 64 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 30 | 35 | 95 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | 74 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 30 | 36 | 84 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | 76 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 33 | 120 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 30 | 37 | 93 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 30 | 33 | 107 | 1.1 | 8 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wigan
Across Wigan council
Places available
3,894
Applications
3,541
Got 1st preference
88.7%
Got preferred school
97.3%
All primary applications across Wigan council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Hindley Junior and Infant School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106415). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.2%
Overall absence
14.8%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hindley Junior and Infant School
Questions parents ask about Hindley Junior and Infant School
Are there exam results for Hindley Junior and Infant School?
Hindley Junior and Infant School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 106415), 90% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Hindley Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Hindley Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Hindley Junior and Infant School (URN 106415), it was rated Good in April 2023.
What is the catchment area for Hindley Junior and Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Hindley Junior and Infant School is oversubscribed, Wigan allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Hindley Junior and Infant School?
Apply through Wigan's coordinated admissions process, naming Hindley Junior and Infant 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.
Does Hindley Junior and Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: CFAT Superheroes Hindley J&I School (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hindley Junior and Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 20 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Wigan is 10 (the median across 146 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hindley Junior and Infant School?
Hindley Junior and Infant School is at Argyle Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3PN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)