Marus Bridge Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.271 miles
Published by Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Marus Bridge Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Marus Bridge Primary School 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 | 1.271 mi |
| 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
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.271 miles, the 5th longest of 45 Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 0.60 miles.
- That 2026 distance was further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2011; every applicant was offered a place in 3 of the 16 published years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 59 first-choice applications for 57 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd 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
- Kelvin Grove, Marus Bridge, Wigan, WN3 6SP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 400 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils relish attending this happy and welcoming school.”
- “They follow the school’s motto to ‘learn, enjoy and achieve’ with enthusiasm.”
- “Many pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), meet the school’s high expectations for their academic and wider achievements.”
To improve
- “This has led to some gaps in pupils’ knowledge which have not been identified or addressed effectively.”
- “This affects how well some pupils build up their knowledge securely in these recently revised subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 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) | 79% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 54 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 Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Winstanley Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published