Mab's Cross Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Mab's Cross Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (community school). Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Mab's Cross 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 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
- For Reception, every applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 8 of the 14 earlier years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 50 first-choice applications for 62 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 12 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The school has 25 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan is 21.3.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 461 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 31 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this school that aims to bring out the best in everyone.”
- “Staff give pupils and their families a warm welcome each morning.”
- “Pupils settle quickly because they feel safe, cared for and are keen to learn.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils have weaknesses in their handwriting skills and spelling knowledge.”
- “This hampers their ability to write accurately in English lessons and across the curriculum.”
- “However, there is occasionally some variability in how well staff ensure that pupils continue to build on these skills, such as correct letter formation, through key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2026 (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) | 57% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 62 offers in total, 50 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.
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Britannia Bridge Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published