Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant 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
- Reception 2026 had 15 first-choice applications for 26 offers, the 2nd lowest ratio of 97 Wigan primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 21.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan is 39.3%.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 7 of the 13 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils 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.
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
- Mort Street, Springfield, Wigan, WN6 7AU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Wigan St Andrew’s Church of England Junior and Infant School.”
- “The school is calm and welcoming from the start of the day.”
- “This helps pupils settle quickly and feel secure.”
To improve
- “However, too many pupils struggle to show what they know across subjects, particularly in writing.”
- “Inconsistencies in teaching mean some pupils do not progress as well as expected from their starting points.”
- “This is most evident in writing, where gaps are slow to close.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 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) | 67% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 15 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.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Marsh Green Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mab's Cross Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published