Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
Mort Street, Springfield, Wigan, WN6 7AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Taylor
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 106449
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942244354
About this school
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 194 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 30% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 40% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 47% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 27% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant 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 | 40% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School compares
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School ranked 50th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5% | 19.9% | 194 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 64% | 5.1% | 29% | 447 | 0.3 miles |
| Beech Hill Community Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 44.1% | 282 | 0.4 miles |
| Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 37.2% | 145 | 0.9 miles |
| Marsh Green Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 59.9% | 371 | 0.9 miles |
| Mab's Cross Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 21.3% | 461 | 1.0 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
- 16 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report15 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.9%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 13.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Beech Hill Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Marsh Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Mab's Cross Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School ranks 38th 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 Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School teach?
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School is Mrs Lindsey Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant 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 Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School?
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School full?
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 194 on roll (92%), 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 Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School ranked 50th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant 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.