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St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan

Voluntary aided school · Wigan · WN3 5AN

Ages 5–11 · 188 pupils · Wigan

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-25

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)77%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.2%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
171

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

13

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
27
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill90%

188 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
188
Boys / girls
95 / 93
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
188 / 210 (90%)
Free school meals
47.3%
FSM pupils
89
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Damian Wilson

Location

Address
Worsley Mesnes Drive, Worsley Mesnes
Postcode
WN3 5AN
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 188 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 47.3%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Wigan
102
Primary schools in Wigan
70
Academies among open schools in Wigan
26% (27)
Open schools in WN3
14
Primary in WN3
9
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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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Damian Wilson
Telephone
01942204091
Website
www.saintjudes.wigan.sch.uk/

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