Nicol Mere School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.622 miles
Published by Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Nicol Mere School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Nicol Mere 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 | 0.622 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
- Reception 2026 had 96 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 59 offers went to first-choice families and 37 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Its 1.6 first choices per offer for Reception 2026 was the 2nd highest of 97 Wigan primary schools.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.622 miles away, nearer than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years.
- In 2024/25, 97% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 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
- Roman Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8DF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are immensely proud and happy to attend this exceptional school.”
- “They positively bask in the care and guidance that the school provides.”
- “Pupils relish the vast array of events, trips and activities on offer.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 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) | 97% | 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: 96 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- R L Hughes Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marus Bridge Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Winstanley Community Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published