Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
St James Road, Wigan, WN5 7BD
447 pupils · 109% of 409 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 10.4%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 June 2024, published 11 July 2024. 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 | 93% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 25% |
“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 — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 71 | 136 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 54 | 111 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 53 | 53 | 110 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 66 | 120 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 67 | 124 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 69 | 139 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 55 | 105 | 55 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 64 | 148 | 59 |
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
- St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Orrell Holgate Academy 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St John's CofE Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Crawford Village Primary School 2.5 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · 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.