Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs N Harris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 409
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- URN
- 106412
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942207134
About this school
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School is a community primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 447 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 88% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 15% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 93% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 95% | 98% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 90% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Orrell Newfold 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 | 90% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 468 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orrell Newfold Community Primary School compares
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School ranked 4th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% 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 | 93% | 3.8% | 11.2% | 447 | — |
| St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell | 80% | 3.4% | 11.1% | 347 | 0.1 miles |
| Orrell Holgate Academy | 86% | 4% | 17% | 198 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 30.6% | 211 | 1.3 miles |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | 78% | 6.1% | 38.6% | 408 | 1.4 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 71% | 6.8% | 40.6% | 185 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.19%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 6.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell0.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Orrell Holgate Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St John's CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School ranks 4th 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 Orrell Newfold Community Primary School teach?
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Orrell Newfold Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Orrell Newfold Community Primary School is Mrs N Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Orrell Newfold Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orrell Newfold 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 big is Orrell Newfold Community Primary School?
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School has 447 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Orrell Newfold Community Primary School full?
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School has capacity for 409 pupils and 447 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Orrell Newfold Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Orrell Newfold Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Orrell Newfold Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Orrell Newfold Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Orrell Newfold Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Orrell Newfold Community Primary School rank locally?
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School ranked 4th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% 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 Orrell Newfold Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orrell Newfold Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orrell Newfold 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.