Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Primary
Wigan · WN6 0XB · Wigan
Ages 3–11
- KS280%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM9.6%
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 106493
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Voluntary aided school · Wigan · WN6 0LF
Ages 4–11 · 197 pupils · Wigan
Ofsted
Outstanding
KS2 expected (RWM)
81%
Overall absence
4.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-02-14
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)81%
Higher standard (RWM)26%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 109.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 108.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.0%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 3.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 179
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
197 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- Boys / girls
- 87 / 110
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 197 / 210 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- FSM pupils
- 24
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 4–11
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
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Faye Jackson
Location
- Address
- Avondale Street, Standish
- Postcode
- WN6 0LF
- Town
- Wigan
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Wigan
- District
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Wigan
- 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 4–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 197 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Wood Fold Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Wigan · WN6 0TS · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS285%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM11.5%
0.4 miles away
Millbrook Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Wigan · WN6 8DL · Wigan
Ages 3–11
- KS266%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM9.8%
1.3 miles away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN6 9RE · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS258%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM4.5%
1.4 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 5DU · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS244%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM10.4%
1.5 miles away
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Wigan · WN6 8BD · Wigan
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM13.6%
1.6 miles away
Shevington Vale Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Wigan · WN6 9JP · Wigan
Ages 2–11
- KS255%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM7.7%
1.8 miles away
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyCommunity school · Primary
Wigan · WN6 9RN · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- Absence5.6%
- FSM20.8%
1.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Faye Jackson
- Telephone
- 01257422975