Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary 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 🔒
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (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.
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE 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 Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 3 of the 15 earlier years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 16 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25 results: 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
- In 2024/25, 20% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (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
- Wigan Lower Road, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan, WN6 8JP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 145 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and positive about being part of this school.”
- “They settle in well when they start in the early years.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that they enjoy learning new things.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, the school has not ensured that staff deliver the curriculum consistently well.”
- “For example, some staff’s explanations during lessons are not clear enough to enable pupils to develop a secure understanding of new concepts.”
- “Occasionally, some activity choices are not adapted well enough to meet some pupils’ needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 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) | 55% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 16 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 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marsh Green Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Westfield Community School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published