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Best primary schools in Wigan

97 of 99 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Wigan schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

80 of 99 rated Good or Outstanding
21 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 67.0% (best 97.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Gilded Hollins Community School Leigh	97.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Nicol Mere School Wigan	97.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Orrell Newfold Community Primary School Wigan	93.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Woodfield Primary School Wigan	93.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish Wigan	91.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	St Luke's CofE Primary School Warrington	90.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Golborne Community Primary School Warrington hidden gem	89.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School Wigan hidden gem	88.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan Wigan	87.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Orrell Holgate Academy Wigan	86.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley Wigan	86.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan Wigan	84.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy Wigan	84.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Wigan	81.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan Wigan	81.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.47 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Tyldesley Primary School Manchester	81.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	Hindley Green Community Primary School Wigan	80.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell Wigan	80.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Marus Bridge Primary School Wigan	79.0%	Good	about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy Wigan	78.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	R L Hughes Primary School Wigan hidden gem	78.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	Wood Fold Primary School Wigan	78.0%	Not judged improving	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Aspull Church Primary School Wigan hidden gem	77.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Garrett Hall Primary School Manchester	77.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Hindsford CofE Primary School Manchester	77.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.59 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	Beech Hill Community Primary School Wigan	76.0%	Good improving	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School Wigan hidden gem	76.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School Wigan	73.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	Holy Family Catholic Primary School Manchester	73.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School Manchester	73.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Warrington	73.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Wigan	73.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Platt Bridge Community School Wigan	72.0%	Good declining	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Leigh	72.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School Wigan	71.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.24 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School WARRINGTON	71.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green Wigan	71.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	St John's CofE Primary School Wigan	71.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Wigan	71.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton Manchester hidden gem	71.0%	Good declining	undersubscribed 0.74 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	Meadowbank Primary School Manchester	70.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Shevington Vale Primary School Wigan	70.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Warrington	68.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Winstanley Community Primary School Wigan	68.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Leigh St John's CofE Primary Leigh	67.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 2.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan Wigan	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School Wigan	67.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge Greater Manchester	67.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Warrington	67.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Wigan	67.0%	Requires improvement	undersubscribed 0.58 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School WIGAN	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green Wigan	64.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	Lowton West Primary School Warrington	63.0%	Good declining	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	St Stephen's CofE Primary School Manchester	63.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Wigan hidden gem	63.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	St James' Church of England Primary School Wigan	62.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Sacred Heart RC Primary School Manchester	61.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery Manchester	61.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	Leigh CofE Primary School Leigh	60.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School Leigh	60.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	St Paul's Church of England Primary School Wigan	60.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School Select	60.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	St Thomas CofE Primary School Wigan	59.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Wigan	58.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	Newton Westpark Primary School Leigh	58.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Wigan	58.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
67	St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common Manchester	58.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
68	Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Leigh	57.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	Mab's Cross Primary School Wigan	57.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
70	Atherton St George's CofE Primary School Manchester	56.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
71	Lowton Junior and Infant School Warrington	56.0%	Not judged declining	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	Holy Family Catholic Academy Wigan	55.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
73	Leigh Central Primary School Leigh	55.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Millbrook Primary School Wigan	55.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
75	St Mary's CofE Primary School Wigan	55.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
76	Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School Wigan	55.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
77	Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School Leigh hidden gem	55.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton Manchester hidden gem	54.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
79	St William's Catholic Primary School Wigan	54.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.21 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
80	St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Wigan	52.0%	Good declining	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School Wigan	52.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh Leigh	51.0%	Not judged declining	undersubscribed 0.49 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
83	St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram Wigan	51.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
84	Britannia Bridge Primary School Wigan	50.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
85	Marsh Green Primary School Wigan	50.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
86	Ince CofE Primary School Wigan	48.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
87	St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan WIGAN	48.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
88	St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh Leigh	48.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
89	Westfield Community School Wigan	46.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
90	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh Leigh	45.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
91	St Mark's CofE Primary School Wigan	44.0%	Good improving	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
92	Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington Leigh	43.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
93	Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School Leigh	43.0%	Good declining	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
94	Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School Leigh hidden gem	42.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
95	St Catharine's CofE Primary School Wigan	38.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
96	Chowbent Primary School Manchester	36.0%	Good improving	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
97	Bickershaw CofE Primary School Wigan	27.0%	Good declining	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Wigan

2 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Wigan, not a fairer one.

Hindley Junior and Infant School Ofsted: Good
Parklee Primary School Ofsted: Not judged

Applying in Wigan

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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