Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, WN8 7HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Shaun Kearon
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 119694
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257462466
About this school
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is a Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 106 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 70% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 30% | 29% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 109.0 | 113.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.50 | - | - |
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 and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold compares
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold ranked 1st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 106 | — |
| Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy | 71% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 191 | 0.2 miles |
| Newburgh Church of England Primary School | 92% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 106 | 0.8 miles |
| Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 77 | 1.4 miles |
| Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School | — | 6.3% | 27.7% | 61 | 1.5 miles |
| Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy | 63% | 3.4% | 8.4% | 138 | 1.6 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)
- 2.83%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.26%
- Persistent absence
- 4.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Nr Wigan
-
Newburgh Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ormskirk
-
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold ranks 1st 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 and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold teach?
- Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is Mr Shaun Kearon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold, 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 and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold?
- Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold full?
- Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold has capacity for 140 pupils and 106 on roll (76%), 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 Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is designated Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2022/23 and 100% 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 and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold ranked 1st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% 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 and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold's absence rate?
- Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold'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 30 June 2026.