St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

State-Funded School

st-thomas-cofe-junior-and-infant-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Leigh and AthertonConstituency

WA3 3THPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant 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 216 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

216

Total Pupils

61%Boys

39%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 216
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.