St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.339 miles
Published by Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 February 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish 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 | 0.339 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
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.339 miles away, the 16th shortest of 45 Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 0.60 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 43 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 13 first-choice families (30%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 91% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd 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
- Avondale Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0LF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 197 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff enable pupils to shine at St Marie’s Catholic Primary School.”
- “Pupils love coming to school and they thrive.”
- “Their happiness is reflected in their exceptionally positive attitudes to learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 March 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) | 91% | 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: 43 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.
- Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wood Fold Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Shevington Vale Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published