Marsh Green Primary School
Kitt Green Road, Marsh Green, Wigan, WN5 0EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Leigh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 371
- URN
- 106403
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942222016
About this school
Marsh Green Primary School is a community primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 371 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marsh Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 51 | 55 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 44% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 64% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 56% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 62% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
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 Marsh Green Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 436 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 392 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marsh Green Primary School compares
Marsh Green Primary School ranked 84th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.1% | 59.9% | 371 | — |
| Westfield Community School | 46% | 6.7% | 59.2% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan | 48% | 7.5% | 47.7% | 384 | 0.7 miles |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | 78% | 6.1% | 38.6% | 408 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | 44% | 5.2% | 42.9% | 240 | 0.9 miles |
| Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 37.2% | 145 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.88%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.07%
- Persistent absence
- 15.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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Westfield Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan0.7 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Mark's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Marsh Green Primary School ranks 58th 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 ages does Marsh Green Primary School teach?
- Marsh Green Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Marsh Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marsh Green Primary School is Mrs Gillian Leigh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marsh Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marsh Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Marsh Green Primary School?
- Marsh Green Primary School has 371 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Marsh Green Primary School full?
- Marsh Green Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 371 on roll (88%), 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 Marsh Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marsh Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marsh Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marsh Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Marsh Green Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Marsh Green Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Marsh Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marsh Green Primary School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Marsh Green Primary School ranked 84th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marsh Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Marsh Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marsh Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marsh Green Primary School'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.