Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan, Wigan
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wigan. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 67 schools in Wigan with published results, and 637th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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 27 Oct 2026
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan in detail
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan in its own words
In its own words: "Our Lady's School is a Voluntary Aided Catholic School established to support Catholic parents in their responsibility for the spiritual, academic, physical, moral, cultural and religious development of their children in accordance with the teachings of the Church. Religious Education at Our Lady's School is underpinned by the following aims from Salford Diocese: 1."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports, drama, choir, guitar, Lego, cooking and eco club.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan reached the expected standard in reading and 97% 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 (96% in reading, 96% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan are Aspull Church Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths); Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 93% maths); and Blackrod Primary School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 93% maths).
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Aspull Church Primary SchoolSt David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary SchoolHoly Family RC Primary School, New Springs, WiganBlackrod Primary School
Who goes there
16.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 40 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 3 (1.4%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Blackrod Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holly Road (by), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan 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; 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 · 4 years agoThis judgement is from February 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Our Lady's RC Primary School creates a nurturing environment where children become confident learners with a real passion for education. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and adapt their teaching to help every child succeed, including those with additional needs. The school provides amazing enrichment activities and trips that expand pupils' horizons and prepare them brilliantly for life beyond primary school.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional curriculum design that is broad, balanced, and highly ambitious with excellent subject knowledge from teachers
- Outstanding reading programme with pupils reading widely and achieving very well across all abilities
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND who thrive and achieve extremely well
- Impeccable pupil behaviour and warm relationships throughout the school
- Exceptionally wide range of sporting, musical and artistic activities with pupils excelling beyond academics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff developing extremely strong links with external agencies and pupils showing mature awareness of healthy relationships and internet safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Public speaking competitions, sporting activities, musical activities, artistic activities, inter-school links with Tanzania, Big Sleep Out fundraising project, breakfast club, after-school club
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan continues to be an outstanding school where pupils positively flourish in a nurturing and caring environment with an exceptionally well-designed curriculum.
At a Glance
16.3%
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 declined from 96% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 97% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
30.3
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Year 4 English
2 Oct 2026
Year 2 - w/b 28.9.2026
2 Oct 2026
Y5 - W/C 28.9.26
2 Oct 2026
YR- Week Commencing 28/9/26
2 Oct 2026
Harvest celebrations
2 Oct 2026
Year 3's harvest festival
2 Oct 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 places
2 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
40
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
20.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
208
Total Pupils
115
Boys
93
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
23.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,650
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,195
Per pupil
£1208k
Total funding
£50k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
What are SATs results like at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
Of the pupils at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% reached the expected standard in reading and 97% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2017, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan is oversubscribed, Wigan allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
Classes at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan average 29.7 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan has around 208 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan in 2024/25. 6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
Apply through Wigan's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan 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's RC Primary School Wigan?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan is at Holly Road, Aspull, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 1RU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)