St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Wigan

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~760m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.4km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Helen Crowder
Pupils:191 / 210 capacity
LA:Wigan
Phone:01257401125
Address:Church Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:106508
UKPRN:10078694
Diocese:Archdiocese of Liverpool
Constituency:Wigan
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Bernadette's creates a welcoming, caring community where pupils develop strong values rooted in Catholic faith. The school has built excellent reading practice shared across the local area and has made significant gains in mathematics. Teachers establish strong relationships and positive learning environments that help pupils progress well.

Key Strengths

  • Very good pupil behaviour and well-established classroom routines
  • Strong reading practice that is shared with other local schools
  • Marked improvement in mathematics achievement since the last inspection
  • Good progress overall during pupils' time at school
  • Effective safeguarding with well-established culture of responsibility

Areas for Improvement

  • Boys' attainment lags behind girls at all ages and needs targeted support from the earliest stage
  • Understanding of multicultural Britain needs further development
  • Reception classroom and outdoor space need more resources to support mathematical and technological development
  • School website missing required information including pupil premium strategy
  • Monitoring systems need sharper focus and more strategic use of data to drive improvement

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with fit-for-purpose policies, suitably detailed records, well-established culture of shared responsibility, appropriate recruitment checks, and staff trained in child protection and the Prevent duty.

Extracurricular Activities

Half-termly topic-based activities, visits, visitors, extra-curricular activities, breakfast clubs, after-school clubs

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School continues to be good, maintaining quality education since its last inspection in 2012. The school is a welcoming place where pupils develop into well-rounded, caring individuals supported by strong Catholic values.

At a Glance

13.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+4ppMaths-9ppWriting-6pp

Reading has improved from 73% to 77%. Maths has declined from 77% to 68%. Writing has declined from 77% to 71%.

Class Sizes

28.8

Avg class size

27.5

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

6

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Parish Hall (opp)
119m · 2 min walk
Fern Close (nr)
183m · 3 min walk
Elnup Avenue (opp)
214m · 3 min walk
Hall Close (opp)
222m · 4 min walk
Plough and Harrow (nr)
265m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

91%

Near capacity

191 pupils

210 capacity

19 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Wigan

Low pressure
New homes approved:4,457
Projected new pupils:1,114

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wigan

Admissions Demand - Wigan

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

3,894

Applications

3,601

Got 1st preference

89.7%

Got preferred school

97.0%

Primary admissions across Wigan (2025/26)

Inspection History(107)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.07104%

Overall absence

5.14286%

Persistent absence

175

Enrolments

Authorised3.01747%
Unauthorised1.05357%
Persistent (10%+)5.14286%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

4.24594%
18/19
2.9062%
20/21
5.15487%
21/22
3.89955%
22/23
4.31675%
23/24
4.07104%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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