St James' Church of England Primary School, Wigan

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St James' CE Primary School. we are delighted to welcome every child and family into our school community. We celebrate that every child is unique and full of potential, and we are committed to nurturing everyone so they can flourish in every aspect of life."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, multi-sports and dance.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St James' Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Wigan and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 55% in reading and 52% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put St James' Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 24 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St James' Church of England Primary School are St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan (under 0.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 84% maths); St Mark's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 52% maths); and St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 67% maths).

St James' Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St James' Church of England Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

52.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 26.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%), Asian (11%) and other ethnic groups (11%).

In 2026, 57 pupils (24.1%) received SEN support and 23 (9.7%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Pemberton Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St James Primary School (outside), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St James' Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St James' Church of England Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 8.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St James' Church of England Primary School are Hawkley Hall High School (0.9 miles), The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College (1.1 miles) and Dean Trust Wigan (1.7 miles).