St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.263 miles
Published by Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Mary and St John Catholic 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 | 0.263 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
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.263 miles from the school, the 10th shortest of 45 Wigan primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.60 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils 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
- Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils’ excellent attitudes to learning show that they love being at school.”
- “They have a powerful sense of belonging to this friendly and caring school community.”
- “They develop exceptional relationships with staff and with each other.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 May 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) | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Mab's Cross Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Britannia Bridge Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published