Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold, Wigan
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wigan. It has a Catholic religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 67 schools in Wigan with published results, and 1st of 14,452 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold in detail
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the pupils, staff and governors I would like to welcome you to Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Primary School. Our school family works hard to provide a place where Gospel values are lived out each and every day."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include athletics, recorder and Lego.
The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 90% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold as their first choice and 40 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold are Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 87% maths); Newburgh Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 92% maths); Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 63% maths); and Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles, Good).
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Parbold Douglas Church of England AcademyNewburgh Church of England Primary SchoolRichard Durning's Endowed Primary SchoolDalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
5.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (91%) and Mixed (6%).
Staffing
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Parbold Rail Station, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lancaster Lane (by), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).
Suspensions and exclusions
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its May 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
5.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 90% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 90% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 80% to 100% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
18.5
Infant (KS1)
32.0
KS2
3
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lancashire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 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 Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
107 pupils
140 places
33 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 Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
14
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
17.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
106
Total Pupils
59
Boys
47
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
15.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,196
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,488
Per pupil
£642k
Total funding
£5k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.3%
Overall absence
4.2%
Persistent absence
96
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
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Questions parents ask about Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
What are SATs results like at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
Of the pupils at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 100% reached the expected standard in reading and 100% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 140 places.
How big are the classes at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
Classes at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold average 23 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold has around 106 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
3.3% of sessions were missed at Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold in 2024/25. 4.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold 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 Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is at Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, Lancashire, WN8 7HD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)