St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, 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 Stephen's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Wigan for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Stephen'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 applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 52 of the 98 other Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception places ran out, with a last distance published, in 9 of the 15 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (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
- Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7BT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 240 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “St Stephen’s provides a welcoming school where everyone feels valued.”
- “Pupils, especially those who experience barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing, receive tailored support to reduce difficulties that they may face and build their sense of belonging.”
- “They know that pastoral support, alongside Herbie, the school dog, is always on hand to help them with any worries they may have.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not consistently make sure that pupils remember the most important knowledge and skills across subjects.”
- “While changes have been made in the curriculum, the variability in teaching hinders pupils’ progress.”
- “Leaders have not acted quickly enough to make sure this improves.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 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) | 63% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 25 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 Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Tyldesley Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Garrett Hall Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hindsford CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published