Nicol Mere School

State-Funded School

nicol-mere-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

MakerfieldConstituency

WN4 8DFPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Nicol Mere School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 418 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 98%
Higher standard: 34%
Reading score: 116
Maths score: 114

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

418

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 418
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
6 Jul 2010	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.