St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2022. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St James' Church of England 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 | 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 52 of the 98 other Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places did run out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 15 earlier Reception years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th 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
- Tyrer Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan, WN3 5XE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are well cared for and safe.”
- “All pupils have a ‘go-to person’ who they know will help and support them with any worries that they have.”
- “Pupils trust the school staff.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers do not check how well pupils have learned important knowledge.”
- “This means that teachers do not identify where pupils need to repeat and strengthen their learning.”
- “Consequently, in these subjects, pupils do not remember some key content as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2022 (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) | 62% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 16 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 Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Marus Bridge Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published