St Catharine's CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

st-catharines-cofe-primary-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

WiganConstituency

WN1 3LPPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Catharine's CofE 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 205 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 40%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

205

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 205
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Sept 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
9 Nov 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.