Marsh Green Primary School, Wigan
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a good school where children make strong progress, especially in reading and mathematics. The school is particularly good at supporting all learners, including those who need extra help, through careful lesson planning and skilled teaching assistants. Staff care deeply about pupils' wellbeing and create a warm, nurturing environment where children enjoy learning and behave well.
Key Strengths
- Pupils make better than expected progress in reading and mathematics, including those eligible for pupil premium funding
- Lessons are planned very well to support individual needs with good use of skilled teaching assistants
- Strong behaviour and a caring school environment where pupils feel safe and secure
- Strong spiritual, moral, social and cultural development with links to European countries
- Effective governance with governors being frequent visitors and holding leaders accountable
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching has not been consistently good or better over time
- Reading records are not used consistently to plan how pupils develop higher level reading and writing skills
- Pupils are not always clear about how to improve their reading and writing skills across different subjects
- Leaders do not yet fully monitor how reading progress develops into higher level skills in other subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils report feeling safe and secure at school with staff keeping them safe.
Marsh Green Primary School is a good school where the headteacher and deputy headteacher have overseen rapid improvements in teaching quality over the past 18 months, leading to pupils making better than expected progress in reading and mathematics.
At a Glance
58.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
40 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 65%. Maths has remained stable at around 57%. Writing has remained stable at around 59%.
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
23.5
Infant (KS1)
25.8
KS2
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
371 pupils
420 capacity
49 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan
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Admissions Demand - Wigan
Places available
3,894
Applications
3,601
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.0%
Primary admissions across Wigan (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.07009%
Overall absence
15.88785%
Persistent absence
321
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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