Ince CofE Primary School
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 🔒
Ince CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 September 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Ince 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
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
- Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 40 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 18th lowest of 97 Wigan primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 15 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 54.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 41.3% across 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
- Charles Street, Ince, Wigan, WN2 2AL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 383 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils said that everyone is welcome at their school.”
- “They are very proud to serve their local community.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, at times, the learning activities that pupils complete do not help them to know all that they should about the subjects that they are studying.”
- “However, the gaps in pupils’ understanding are not identified as well as they should be.”
- “This hampers pupils from securing a strong body of knowledge that they can remember for their future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 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) | 48% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 31 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.
- St William's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Britannia Bridge Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published