St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN5 7AA · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS284%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM9.5%
0.4 miles away
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Orrell Holgate Academy
Academy converter · Wigan · WN5 8SJ
Ages 4–11 · 198 pupils · Wigan
Ofsted
Improved significantly
KS2 expected (RWM)
91%
Overall absence
4.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Improved significantly
Inspection date
2025-03-09
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)91%
Higher standard (RWM)28%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 111.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 111.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.7%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 2.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 182
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
198 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- Boys / girls
- 101 / 97
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 198 / 210 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- FSM pupils
- 37
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Rowan Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gail Worrall
Location
- Address
- Moor Road, Orrell
- Postcode
- WN5 8SJ
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 198 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 18.7%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
Wigan · WN5 7BD · Wigan
Ages 3–11
- KS290%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM10.4%
0.5 miles away
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN5 0AW · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence7.5%
- FSM40.4%
1.0 miles away
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Skelmersdale · WN8 0HX · Lancashire
Ages 2–11
- KS261%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM27.2%
1.0 miles away
St John's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN5 0DT · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS275%
- Absence8.2%
- FSM40.0%
1.1 miles away
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Upholland · WN8 0PY · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS273%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM7.5%
1.3 miles away
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
WIGAN · WN5 9LW · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS259%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM46.6%
1.6 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN3 6BL · Wigan
Ages 3–11
- KS255%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM23.5%
1.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gail Worrall
- Telephone
- 01942776670