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Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Wigan · WN6 8JP

Ages 4–11 · 145 pupils · Wigan

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-12

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.5%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
133

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

21

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
26
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
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 fill83%

145 pupils · 175 places

Pupils on roll
145
Boys / girls
74 / 71
School capacity
175
Capacity fill
145 / 175 (83%)
Free school meals
39.3%
FSM pupils
57
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
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Philip Ivory

Location

Address
Wigan Lower Road, Standish Lower Ground
Postcode
WN6 8JP
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, 145 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 39.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.

Open schools in Wigan
102
Primary schools in Wigan
70
Academies among open schools in Wigan
26% (27)
Open schools in WN6
19
Primary in WN6
13
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 WN6

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    WIGAN · WN6 7RH · Wigan

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM30.0%
    • Demand1.05

    0.7 miles away

  • Marsh Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Wigan · WN5 0EF · Wigan

    Ages 2–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM58.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Millbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wigan · WN6 8DL · Wigan

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM9.8%
    • Demand0.90

    1.1 miles away

  • Westfield Community School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Wigan · WN5 9XN · Wigan

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM56.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Woodfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Wigan · WN1 2NT · Wigan

    Ages 4–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM6.2%
    • Demand1.79

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Philip Ivory
Telephone
01942511348
Website
www.saintannes.wigan.sch.uk/

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