Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Wigan for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 July 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery 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 7 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 52 of the 98 other Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception entry in 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 23 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 58% of pupils met the expected standard (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
- It has 16.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.6 across 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
- Whelley, Wigan, WN2 1BP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 326 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School enjoy coming to school.”
- “They appreciate the support that staff provide for them.”
- “This includes the ‘Thrive Hive’, where pupils can go to discuss their worries or concerns with a trusted adult.”
To improve
- “In previous years, some pupils have not achieved as well as they should have.”
- “However, a few pupils still have some gaps in their learning from previous years which remain unresolved.”
- “These gaps sometimes prevent these pupils from achieving all that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 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) | 58% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 22 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.
- Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mab's Cross Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St William's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ince CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published