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Orrell Newfold Community Primary School

Community school · Wigan · WN5 7BD

Ages 3–11 · 447 pupils · Wigan

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

88%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-06-05

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)88%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.0%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.0%
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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

53

Places offered

53

1st-preference offers

53

Total preferences (any rank)
110
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
Applications from outside LA
13
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 fill109%

447 pupils · 409 places

Pupils on roll
447
Boys / girls
220 / 227
School capacity
409
Capacity fill
447 / 409 (109%)
Free school meals
10.4%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs N Harris

Location

Address
St James Road, Orrell
Postcode
WN5 7BD
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 3–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 447 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 10.4%.

Open schools in Wigan
102
Primary schools in Wigan
70
Academies among open schools in Wigan
26% (27)
Open schools in WN5
19
Primary in WN5
12
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.

Compare with theseAll in WiganNear WN5

  • Orrell Holgate Academy

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigan · WN5 8SJ · Wigan

    Ages 4–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM18.7%
    • Demand0.91

    0.5 miles away

  • Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigan · WN5 0AW · Wigan

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM40.4%
    • Demand1.02

    1.4 miles away

  • St John's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Wigan · WN5 0DT · Wigan

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM40.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Crawford Village Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 9QP · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS2100%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM4.2%
    • Demand1.25

    1.6 miles away

  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Upholland · WN8 0PY · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs N Harris
Telephone
01942207134
Website
http://www.newfold.wigan.sch.uk

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