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Nicol Mere School

Community school · Wigan · WN4 8DF

Ages 4–11 · 418 pupils · Wigan

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

98%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.23 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-11-21

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)98%
Higher standard (RWM)34%
Avg scaled score — reading
116.0
Avg scaled score — maths
114.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
116.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.4%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
363

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.23 · Competitive

1st preferences

74

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
143
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

418 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
418
Boys / girls
227 / 191
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
418 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
23.4%
FSM pupils
98
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Stephanie Swift

Location

Address
Roman Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Postcode
WN4 8DF
Town
Wigan
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Wigan
District
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 418 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.4%.

Open schools in Wigan
102
Primary schools in Wigan
70
Academies among open schools in Wigan
26% (27)
Open schools in WN4
15
Primary in WN4
8
Open schools in Wigan LA
144
Primary in Wigan LA
99

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS252%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM43.5%
    • Demand0.94

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  • R L Hughes Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand0.90

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  • St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand1.00

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  • St Thomas CofE Primary School

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    • KS252%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM23.6%
    • Demand0.96

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  • St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School

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    • KS265%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM18.5%
    • Demand0.81

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  • Rectory CofE Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS229%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM41.1%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Garswood Primary and Nursery School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Marus Bridge Primary School

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM18.3%
    • Demand0.89

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Stephanie Swift
Telephone
01942720871
Website
http://www.nicolmere.wigan.sch.uk

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