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Woodfield Primary School

Community school · Wigan · WN1 2NT

Ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · Wigan

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

3.3%

Admissions demand

1.79 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-12-03

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)84%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.7%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
2.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
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

1.79 · Competitive

1st preferences

50

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
113
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill100%

209 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
104 / 105
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
209 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
6.2%
FSM pupils
13
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Anna Prior

Location

Address
Wigan Lane
Postcode
WN1 2NT
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wigan, Wigan, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.2%.

Open schools in Wigan
102
Primary schools in Wigan
70
Academies among open schools in Wigan
26% (27)
Open schools in WN1
10
Primary in WN1
5
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
Miss Anna Prior
Telephone
01942243675
Website
www.woodfield.wigan.sch.uk/

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