St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish, Wigan
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Marie's excels at helping every child achieve their best. Reading is woven throughout the school and pupils develop a real love of books that helps them understand the world around them. The school provides a carefully planned curriculum that challenges all children, including those with additional needs, and pupils leave remarkably well prepared for their next stage of education.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional teaching and learning across all subjects with pupils achieving highly in reading, mathematics, history and physical education
- Outstanding behaviour and attendance with pupils showing politeness, care for others and impeccable conduct
- Highly effective support for pupils with SEND who achieve as well as their peers
- Rich programme of extra-curricular activities and enrichment that fosters pupils' talents and interests
- Strong early years provision where children are fully prepared for Year 1
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective - leaders have created a strong culture of safeguarding with well-trained staff who report concerns promptly and work collaboratively with agencies to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, expressive arts lessons, enrichment activities
St Marie's Catholic Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils love learning and achieve excellent results across all key stages. Leaders have created an ambitious, well-designed curriculum that enables every child to thrive.
At a Glance
12.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 82% to 91%. Maths has improved from 85% to 91%. Writing has remained stable at around 94%.
Class Sizes
28.4
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
5
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
197 pupils
210 capacity
13 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wigan
Admissions Demand - Wigan
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(104)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.12817%
Overall absence
9.03955%
Persistent absence
177
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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