Winstanley Community Primary School
Tan House Drive, Winstanley, Wigan, WN3 6JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Whalley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 475
- Pupils on roll
- 440
- URN
- 106407
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942749141
About this school
Winstanley Community Primary School is a community primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 440 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Winstanley Community 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 52 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 67% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 81% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Winstanley Community 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 | 72% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 451 |
| 2024/25 | 447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winstanley Community Primary School compares
Winstanley Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.9% | 13.5% | 440 | — |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan | 84% | 4% | 3.9% | 321 | 0.2 miles |
| Marus Bridge Primary School | 79% | 4.1% | 16.9% | 400 | 0.7 miles |
| Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.1% | 23.1% | 415 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4% | 17.7% | 180 | 0.8 miles |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan | 67% | 6.1% | 52.4% | 188 | 1.3 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)
- 13.48%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.86%
- Persistent absence
- 4.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan0.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Marus Bridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan1.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Winstanley Community Primary School ranks 34th 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 Winstanley Community Primary School teach?
- Winstanley Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Winstanley Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Winstanley Community Primary School is Mrs Catherine Whalley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Winstanley Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winstanley Community 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 Winstanley Community Primary School?
- Winstanley Community Primary School has 440 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Winstanley Community Primary School full?
- Winstanley Community Primary School has capacity for 475 pupils and 440 on roll (93%), 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 Winstanley Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Winstanley Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Winstanley Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Winstanley Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Winstanley Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winstanley Community Primary School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Winstanley Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winstanley Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Winstanley Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winstanley Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winstanley Community 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.