Marsh Green Primary School, Wigan

In its own words: "Marsh Green is a primary school within the Borough of Wigan and currently there are 364 pupils on roll from Nursery to Year 6 (312 from Reception to Year 6). The school is double form entry from Year 2 to Year 6 , but our PAN changed to 45 for younger years."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Marsh Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Wigan and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (64% in reading, 56% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Marsh Green Primary School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Marsh Green Primary School are Westfield Community School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 60% reading, 56% maths); St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 82% maths); and St Mark's CofE Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 52% maths).

Marsh Green Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Marsh Green Primary School (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).

57.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 107 pupils (28.8%) received SEN support and 22 (5.9%) 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.

Marsh Green Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and physical disability: 5 places, 2 pupils on roll.

Marsh Green Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Gathurst Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pembroke Road (cnr), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Marsh Green Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Marsh Green Primary School issued 51 suspensions, 13 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Marsh Green Primary School are Dean Trust Wigan (0.9 miles), St John Fisher Catholic High School (1 mile) and St Peter's Catholic High School (1.3 miles).