Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
Wigan Lower Road, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan, WN6 8JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Ivory
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 106468
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942511348
About this school
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 145 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
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 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 59% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 73% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 86% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| 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 Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE 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 | 50% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School compares
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School ranked 72nd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% 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 | 55% | 4.9% | 37.2% | 145 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 64% | 5.1% | 29% | 447 | 0.7 miles |
| Beech Hill Community Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 44.1% | 282 | 0.7 miles |
| Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School | 67% | 5% | 19.9% | 194 | 0.9 miles |
| Marsh Green Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 59.9% | 371 | 0.9 miles |
| Millbrook Primary School | 55% | 4% | 10.1% | 214 | 1.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.16%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 12.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Beech Hill Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Marsh Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Millbrook Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School ranks 50th 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 Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School teach?
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School is Mr Philip Ivory, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE 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 Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School?
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School has 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School full?
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 145 on roll (83%), 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 Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School ranked 72nd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% 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 Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE 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.