St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Golborne Road, Wigan, WN4 8SJ
187 pupils · 94% of 199 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 18.5%
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 | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 29 April 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 | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“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 — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 18 | 36 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 9 | 31 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 13 | 35 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 23 | 41 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 23 | 33 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 16 | 16 | 30 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 22 | 37 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 23 | 23 | 60 | 23 |
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 Thomas CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Nicol Mere School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- R L Hughes Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Golborne Community Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School 2.2 km · Good (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.