R L Hughes Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
R L Hughes Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 February 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
R L Hughes 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 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 5 of the 15 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 37 first-choice applications for 51 offers, the 8th lowest first choices per offer of 97 Wigan primary schools; 14 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th 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
- Mayfield Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9QL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 425 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this welcoming school.”
- “They benefit from positive relationships with each other and with staff.”
- “Governors and leaders are ambitious for all pupils to be successful both academically and as well-rounded individuals.”
To improve
- “The changes are yet to be fully implemented in some year groups.”
- “Therefore, some teachers are unclear about what subject content they should teach.”
- “This prevents some pupils from learning and achieving as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 2023 (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) | 78% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 37 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nicol Mere School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Golborne Community Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Marus Bridge Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published