St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

st-ambrose-barlow-catholic-primary-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Worsley and EcclesConstituency

M29 7DYPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 212 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

212

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 212
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Oct 2011	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.