Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School
Downall Green Road, Wigan, WN4 0DL
186 pupils · 89% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 43.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 30 June 2026, published 16 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 | 76% |
| 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 — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 23 | 50 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 20 | 39 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 16 | 35 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 20 | 37 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 32 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 25 | 42 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 37 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 29 | 55 | 29 |
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
- Nicol Mere School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Rectory CofE Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- R L Hughes Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School 1.9 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 1.9 km · Good — 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.