Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.683 miles
Published by Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Orrell Newfold 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 | 0.683 mi |
| 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 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.683 miles away, the 18th longest of the 45 Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, and in 2026 it was nearer the school than in 2012.
- For Reception 2026, there were 71 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest 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
- St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7BD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 447 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy school and they benefit greatly from all that it has to offer.”
- “They develop their individual talents and interests remarkably well.”
- “For example, most pupils attend an extra-curricular club, such as boot camp, cookery or cross-country running.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 2024 (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) | 93% | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 55 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 James' Catholic Primary School Orrell 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orrell Holgate Academy 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Winstanley Community Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published