Wood Fold Primary School, Wigan
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Wood Fold is an outstanding school where every child is encouraged to do their best from day one. Teachers have high expectations and lessons are carefully tailored to meet individual needs, so all pupils make rapid progress. The school creates a warm, caring environment where children feel valued and safe, and supports their development across all areas including music, art and sports.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding teaching with high expectations and challenging activities matched to different abilities
- Exceptional progress made by all pupils, including those with additional needs
- Excellent behaviour and safety with very caring relationships between adults and pupils
- Rich, creative curriculum that strongly develops pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Highly ambitious leadership with relentless drive to improve
Areas for Improvement
- Encourage pupils to identify and correct errors in capital letters, punctuation and spelling before submitting work for marking
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with rigorous systems in place to ensure pupils are well looked after and all safeguarding requirements are met.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast and after-school clubs (Early Birds and Night Owls), music, art, sports taught by outside professionals, local sports competitions
Wood Fold Primary School is an outstanding school where achievement is exceptional. Pupils make rapid progress from their starting points and reach standards well above average by the end of Key Stages 1 and 2.
At a Glance
11.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
107 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 89%. Maths has remained stable at around 89%. Writing has remained stable at around 89%.
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
30.1
KS2
14
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
425 pupils
417 capacity
8 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan
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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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.66717%
Overall absence
4.17827%
Persistent absence
359
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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