Shevington Vale Primary School
Runshaw Avenue, Wigan, WN6 9JP
196 pupils · 119% of 165 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
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 | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 1 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 | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 26 | 66 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 32 | 64 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 27 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 27 | 65 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 37 | 78 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 37 | 62 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 18 | 50 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 25 | 62 | 25 |
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 Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Millbrook Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington 1.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Wood Fold Primary School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish 2.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · 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.