Orrell Holgate Academy
Moor Road, Wigan, WN5 8SJ
198 pupils · 94% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
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 29 January 2025, published 9 March 2025. 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 | 86% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 24% |
“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 | 92 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 20 | 73 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 20 | 91 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 23 | 96 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 37 | 104 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 30 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 25 | 96 | 28 |
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 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School 0.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St John's CofE Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 2 km · Good (2019) · 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.