- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
44 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 208
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Catholic schools in Wigan
All 31 Catholic schools in Wigan. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
17 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 136
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
Results well above the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
54 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 347
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
43 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 197
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results close to the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
36 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 209
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
33 first choices, 33 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 321
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Catholic
Results close to the Wigan catholic schools average.
258 first choices, 233 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.4
Wigan catholic schools 48.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.0%Wigan catholic schools 6.3%
- Pupils
- 1,204
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results above the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
32 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.4
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Wigan catholic schools average.
50 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Wigan catholic schools 6.3%
- Pupils
- 375
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Wigan catholic schools average.
40 first choices, 43 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Wigan catholic schools 6.3%
- Pupils
- 348
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results close to the Wigan catholic schools average.
238 first choices, 199 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.2
Wigan catholic schools 48.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- 5.7%Wigan catholic schools 6.3%
- Pupils
- 1,026
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
Results below the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
34 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 213
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Warrington, WA3 3LU · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
43 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 250
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Wigan catholic schools average.
27 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Wigan catholic schools 6.3%
- Pupils
- 198
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results above the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
20 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
28 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 191
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
18 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 187
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results close to the Wigan catholic schools average.
11 first choices, 11 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Wigan catholic schools 6.3%
- Pupils
- 188
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
Results well below the Wigan catholic schools average.
31 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1145%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.8%Wigan catholic schools 6.3%
- Pupils
- 204
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Wigan catholic schools average, high absence.
262 first choices, 256 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.1
Wigan catholic schools 48.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,537
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results above the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
29 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 213
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Manchester, M46 0HA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 6 areas
- Catholic
Results well below the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
11 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1154%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 184
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the Wigan catholic schools average, low absence.
21 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 242
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wigan catholic schools average.
25 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
Wigan catholic schools 66%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.0%Wigan catholic schools 6.3%
- Pupils
- 228
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
- Catholic schools31
- Met the standard at 1166.3%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools75 of 3131 Catholic, 41 Church of England
- With a nursery class10take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals23.5%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Wigan's Catholic schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Wigan
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 14 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 5 of 17
- Good: 12 of 17
- Requires improvement: 0 of 17
- Inadequate: 0 of 17
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Wigan
Half or more are faith schools.
75 of the 31 Catholic schools in Wigan have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Catholic schools in Wigan, explained
There are 31 Catholic schools in Wigan, teaching 11,369 children. 30 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 5 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
66.3% of pupils in Wigan catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 45% to 91%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
23.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,443 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Wigan8 Catholic schools
- Ashton-in-Makerfield3 Catholic schools
- Leigh3 Catholic schools
- Orrell3 Catholic schools
- Astley2 Catholic schools
- Atherton2 Catholic schools
- Golborne2 Catholic schools
- Hindley2 Catholic schools
- Aspull1 school
- Ince-in-Makerfield1 school
- Platt Bridge and Abram1 school
- Standish1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many Catholic schools are in Wigan?
There are 31 Catholic schools in Wigan, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Wigan?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Wigan on Eduscope are Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan, Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan and St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Catholic schools are in Wigan?
Wigan has 5 Catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 12 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Catholic schools in Wigan ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Wigan Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Wigan is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.