Beech Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.645 miles
Published by Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Beech Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Beech Hill Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.645 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 7 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Wigan primary schools.
- For Reception 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 0.645 miles, 19th longest of the 45 Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 0.60 miles.
- Among pupils, 44% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Netherby Road, Beech Hill, Wigan, WN6 7PT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 282 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils told inspectors that they love their school.”
- “Pupils form close bonds with their peers and with staff in this tightly knit community school.”
- “Pupils are very respectful to each other and to the adults that care for them.”
To improve
- “However, at times, some teachers do not follow the agreed curriculum carefully enough.”
- “They do not present learning in an order that helps pupils to build on what they already know.”
- “This hinders pupils’ progress.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mab's Cross Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Marsh Green Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published