Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Higher Lane, Wigan, WN8 7RP
61 pupils · 73% of 84 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 8 March 2023, published 17 May 2023. 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 | Not published (small cohort) |
| Reaching the higher standard | Not published (small cohort) |
“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 — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 15 | 33 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 8 | 7 | 28 | 8 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 11 | 37 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 9 | 7 | 38 | 9 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 7 | 7 | 40 | 7 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 11 | 10 | 40 | 11 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 12 | 13 | 43 | 12 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 12 | 13 | 43 | 12 |
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, Skelmersdale 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Woodland Community Primary School 1.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Cobbs Brow School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Crow Orchard Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hillside Community Primary School 2.4 km · Good (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.