St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge
Off London Fields, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Fisher
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 104798
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678042
About this school
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 165 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 80% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge compares
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge ranked 3rd of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 6.1% | 18.6% | 165 | — |
| Billinge Chapel End Primary School | 67% | 4% | 19.3% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 88% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 177 | 0.7 miles |
| Garswood Primary and Nursery School | 70% | 2.9% | 10.3% | 208 | 1.4 miles |
| Rectory CofE Primary School | 27% | 6.9% | 45.9% | 130 | 1.5 miles |
| Carr Mill Primary School | 52% | 5.3% | 47.7% | 302 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 20 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report28 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.56%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.14%
- Persistent absence
- 15.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Billinge Chapel End Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nr Wigan
-
Garswood Primary and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Rectory CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Carr Mill Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in Wigan
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge ranks 13th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Wigan.
- Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aspull Church Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School Primary
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School Primary
- Britannia Bridge Primary School Primary
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School Primary
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge teach?
- St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge?
- The headteacher of St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge is Mrs Rachel Fisher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge?
- St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge full?
- St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge has capacity for 210 pupils and 165 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge a faith school?
- Yes. St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge as having nursery classes.
- How have St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge rank locally?
- St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge ranked 3rd of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge's absence rate?
- St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.