Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy, Wigan
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wigan, part of The Rowan Learning Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 67 schools in Wigan with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wigan (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy in detail
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, multi-sports, dance, choir and chess.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Wigan and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 76% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 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 Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy are St John's CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 86% maths); St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan (0.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); Westfield Community School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 60% reading, 56% maths); and Marsh Green Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 65% reading, 57% maths).
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St John's CofE Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School WiganWestfield Community SchoolMarsh Green Primary School
The trust
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is one of 12 schools run by The Rowan Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
58 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).
Who goes there
40.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pemberton Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Loch Street (opposite), 120 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy are Dean Trust Wigan (0.1 miles), St Peter's Catholic High School (0.6 miles) and Up Holland High School (1.5 miles).
Dean Trust WiganSt Peter's Catholic High SchoolUp Holland High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive in a warm, inclusive environment where staff have exceedingly high expectations and know every pupil personally. The school excels at teaching reading and maths through expert teaching and a carefully mapped curriculum, while providing exceptional support for children with additional needs. Pupils develop strong character through democratic roles and a wide range of clubs, preparing them well for secondary school and life in modern Britain.
Key Strengths
- Staff expertly identify pupils' misconceptions and gaps in knowledge to shape future learning
- Strong emphasis on reading with regular author visits and skilled phonics teaching
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND with thoughtful lesson adaptations and compassionate nurturing
- Exemplary pupil behaviour creating a calm, purposeful atmosphere across school
- Impressive character development programme with clubs like archery, cooking and football, plus democratic leadership roles
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders creating an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Archery, cooking, football, sports leaders, reading ambassadors, daily mile course, breakfast club, after-school club
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is a vibrant, welcoming primary school where pupils embody their motto 'to be their B.E.S.T' and achieve extremely well. The school has exceedingly high expectations and provides an inclusive, aspirational environment where every pupil is known and celebrated.
At a Glance
40.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
58 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 86% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 10 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 4 on a bicycle.
7 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
414 pupils
450 places
36 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 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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
81
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
24.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
408
Total Pupils
211
Boys
197
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
20.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,274
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,474
Per pupil
£2587k
Total funding
£223k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
17.9%
Persistent absence
364
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
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Questions parents ask about Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
What are SATs results like at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
Of the pupils at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.
What is Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy's Ofsted rating?
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is oversubscribed, Wigan allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 450 places.
How big are the classes at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
Classes at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy average 29 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy has around 408 pupils on roll. 40% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy in 2024/25. 17.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
Apply through Wigan's coordinated admissions process, naming Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 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 Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 10 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 4 on a bicycle. 7 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 Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy?
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is at Kershaw Street, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 0AW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)