St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge
Off London Fields, Wigan, WN5 7LS
165 pupils · 79% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 19.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 6 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 18 | 45 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 21 | 38 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 19 | 41 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 18 | 36 | 17 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 25 | 46 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 25 | 41 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 23 | 51 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 35 | 62 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School 2.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Rectory CofE Primary School 2.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Carr Mill Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Winstanley Community Primary School 3.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.