- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
17 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 136
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Faith schools in Wigan
All 17 faith schools in Wigan. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results close to the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
36 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 209
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
33 first choices, 33 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 321
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wigan faith schools average.
40 first choices, 43 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Wigan faith schools 6.8%
- Pupils
- 348
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Wigan, WN3 6BL · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
39 first choices, 41 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 415
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results close to the Wigan faith schools average.
11 first choices, 11 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Wigan faith schools 6.8%
- Pupils
- 188
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Wigan faith schools average, high absence.
275 first choices, 245 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.2
Wigan faith schools 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,365
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Wigan faith schools average.
22 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.8%Wigan faith schools 6.8%
- Pupils
- 185
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results below the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
12 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 180
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
60 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1164%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 447
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Wigan, WN2 1BP · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results below the Wigan faith schools average.
22 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.0%Wigan faith schools 6.8%
- Pupils
- 326
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well below the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
33 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1138%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 205
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Catholic
Results close to the Wigan faith schools average, high absence.
201 first choices, 194 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.5
Wigan faith schools 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 998
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
30 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1144%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 240
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Wigan faith schools average.
43 first choices, 44 offers made
Met the standard at 1148%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.5%Wigan faith schools 6.8%
- Pupils
- 384
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
16 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 237
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Church of England
Results close to the Wigan faith schools average, low absence.
15 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Wigan faith schools 65%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 194
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
- Faith schools17
- Met the standard at 1164.7%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools17 of 178 Catholic, 9 Church of England
- With a nursery class8take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals32.4%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Wigan's faith 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. 5 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 12
- Good: 10 of 12
- Requires improvement: 0 of 12
- Inadequate: 0 of 12
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Wigan
Half or more are faith schools.
17 of the 17 faith 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.
Show Good or OutstandingList a school you're likely to get.
Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.
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About these schools
Faith schools in Wigan, explained
There are 17 faith schools in Wigan, teaching 6,378 children. 12 are run by the council and 5 are academies or free schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
64.7% of pupils in Wigan faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 38% to 87%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
32.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,671 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many faith schools are in Wigan?
There are 17 faith schools in Wigan, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Wigan?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Wigan on Eduscope are Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan, St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School and St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Wigan?
Wigan has 2 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 10 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith 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 faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Wigan is 18:1. 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.