St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan is a primary school in Wigan for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan 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 to Reception in 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 9 of the 15 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 33 first-choice applications for 33 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 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
- Holmes House Avenue, Winstanley, Wigan, WN3 6EE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 321 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this happy, aspirational school where everyone wants the best for them.”
- “Pupils’ positive experiences are reflected in their eager smiles and the enthusiasm they show for learning.”
- “Pupils forge strong relationships with the staff and with each other.”
To improve
- “However, throughout the school, some pupils cannot form letters accurately or write legibly.”
- “This hampers their confidence and fluency when writing.”
- “However, there are times when the independent activities selected by the school do not move pupils’ learning forward.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 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) | 84% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 33 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.
- Winstanley Community Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Marus Bridge Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published