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Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Select · WN7 5JS

Ages 4–11 · 213 pupils · Wigan

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-13

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.2%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
184

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
57
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill101%

213 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
213
Boys / girls
110 / 103
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
213 / 210 (101%)
Free school meals
32.9%
FSM pupils
70
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 Tracey Whitton

Location

Address
Nel Pan Lane, Leigh
Postcode
WN7 5JS
Town
Select
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 4–11, in Select, Wigan, 213 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 32.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Select
10
Primary schools in Select
10
Academies among open schools in Select
30% (3)
Open schools in WN7
20
Primary in WN7
16
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 SelectNear WN7

  • Newton Westpark Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leigh · WN7 5JY · Wigan

    Ages 4–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM56.9%
    • Demand1.20

    0.2 miles away

  • Leigh St John's CofE Primary

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Leigh · WN7 1RY · Wigan

    Ages 5–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM21.4%
    • Demand1.54

    0.7 miles away

  • Leigh Central Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leigh · WN7 1UY · Wigan

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM44.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Tracey Whitton
Telephone
01942674312
Website
www.twelveapostlesleigh.co.uk

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