St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · WIGAN, 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 Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan is a primary school in WIGAN, Wigan for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2024. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan 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%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 15 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2026 Reception had 43 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
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
- Thorburn Road, Norley Hall, WIGAN, WN5 9LW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 384 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 January 2024
Strengths
- “At St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School, pupils are supported to become aspirational and respectful.”
- “This helps them to make a positive contribution to their local community.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families well and offer prompt support as needed.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, the activities that pupils complete do not focus on the essential learning that is identified in the curriculum.”
- “This means that, at times, some pupils do not learn all of the important information and vocabulary that they need for future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 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) | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 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.
- Westfield Community School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Marsh Green Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published