Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 7 of the 15 earlier Reception years.
- Reception 2026 had 50 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th 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
- Kershaw Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 408 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils in this vibrant, welcoming school do their utmost to embody their motto ‘to be their B.E.S.T’.”
- “They believe in themselves, are enthusiastic to learn and are proud of their achievements.”
- “Every pupil here is known and celebrated.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2025 (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) | 78% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 50 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.
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westfield Community School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Marsh Green Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Orrell Holgate Academy 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published