St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Golborne Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Geraldine O'Brien
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 199
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 106509
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942707101
About this school
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 187 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 23 | 31 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 65% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 10% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 71% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 68% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 St Wilfrids 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 | 61% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 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 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School compares
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School ranked 53rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.6% | 19.8% | 187 | — |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 18.9% | 174 | 0.5 miles |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 20.7% | 242 | 0.9 miles |
| Nicol Mere School | 97% | 3.4% | 25.5% | 418 | 1.0 miles |
| R L Hughes Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 19.2% | 425 | 1.0 miles |
| Golborne Community Primary School | 89% | 6.3% | 34.9% | 373 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.78%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Nicol Mere School1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
R L Hughes Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Golborne Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Wigan
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School ranks 43rd 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 St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School is Mrs Geraldine O'Brien, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Wilfrids 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 big is St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School?
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School full?
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School has capacity for 199 pupils and 187 on roll (94%), 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 St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School ranked 53rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Wilfrids 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.