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Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Primary • Community school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN5 7BD
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Wigan
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Wigan. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
98
Outstanding
15
Good
69
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 17% · G: 78% · RI: 6% · I: 0%
2
Garrett Hall Primary School
Primary • Community school • Manchester • M29 7EY
Outstanding
3
Nicol Mere School
Primary • Community school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 8DF
Outstanding
4
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN1 1XL
Outstanding
5
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 0LF
Outstanding
6
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 0XB
Outstanding
7
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Select • Lancashire • WN7 5JS
Outstanding
8
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN2 1EL
Outstanding
9
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Leigh • Greater Manchester • WN7 1RY
Outstanding
10
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 3LU
Outstanding
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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