Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Holly Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Cregan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 106490
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942832299
About this school
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan, 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 30 March 2023, 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 | 32 | 26 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 92% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 12% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 96% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 96% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 92% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan 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 | 88% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan compares
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan ranked 14th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% 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 | 81% | 3.9% | 18.8% | 208 | — |
| Aspull Church Primary School | 77% | 3.2% | 12% | 202 | 0.3 miles |
| St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School | 88% | 4.8% | 28.4% | 102 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan | 87% | 4.1% | 18.8% | 136 | 1.1 miles |
| Blackrod Primary School | 78% | 3.3% | 9.3% | 311 | 1.2 miles |
| Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 58% | 6% | 47.2% | 326 | 1.4 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)
- 18.84%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 6.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aspull Church Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Blackrod Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery1.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan ranks 14th 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 Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan teach?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan is Mr Anthony Cregan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan, 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 Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan full?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan ranked 14th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% 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 Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan's absence rate?
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan'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.