Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Wigan, Lancashire
Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 14 January 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan, WN6 9RN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 24 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this incredibly nurturing and caring school.”
- “Warm relationships between staff and pupils are at the heart of the school’s work.”
- “Pupils are exceedingly respectful of staff and each other.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 2 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 2 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.2 mi Good
- Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull 1.5 mi Not judged
- Coppull Primary School and Nursery 1.8 mi Good
- Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good