Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane, WN7 5JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracey Whitton
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 106503
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942674312
About this school
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Twelve Apostles Catholic 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 67% | 63% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 77% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Twelve Apostles Catholic 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 | 67% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School compares
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School ranked 62nd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 | 60% | 4.9% | 33.2% | 213 | — |
| Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School | 42% | 6.4% | 31.9% | 234 | 0.2 miles |
| Newton Westpark Primary School | 58% | 7.1% | 55.6% | 202 | 0.2 miles |
| Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School | 55% | 5.9% | 58.1% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Leigh St John's CofE Primary | 67% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh | 51% | 7% | 33.9% | 300 | 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
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 13 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.18%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 8.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Newton Westpark Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Leigh St John's CofE Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh1.0 miles
Primary · Leigh
Common questions
- What ages does Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School teach?
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School is Mrs Tracey Whitton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Twelve Apostles Catholic 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 Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School?
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School full?
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 on roll (101%), 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 Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School ranked 62nd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Twelve Apostles Catholic 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 Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Twelve Apostles Catholic 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.