Wood Fold 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
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wood Fold Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Wood Fold 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 8 of the 15 earlier years, and the biggest swing came between 2020 and 2021.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 72 first-choice applications for 86 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 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 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
- A further 22% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 8%).
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
- Green Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0TS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 425 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “They are happy here and feel safe.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are built on high levels of trust and respect.”
- “Throughout the school, pupils’ behaviour is exemplary.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (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: 72 first-preference applications, 86 offers in total, 72 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 Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shevington Vale Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published