Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Wigan
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Wigan for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rectory Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 582 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to the St Wilfrid's family.”
- “From the Nursery class onwards, staff know children well and include them fully in all aspects of school life.”
- “Pupils know that everyone is welcome here.”
To improve
- “A renewed focus on developing writing is at an early stage of implementation.”
- “Although leaders use the information they have well, they do not use it precisely to check engagement in some areas of school life.”
- “However, they recognise that deeper scrutiny would strengthen leaders' work.”
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) | 84% | 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: 97 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 85 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as Wigan published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wood Fold Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Shevington Vale Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published