1
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN5 7BD
1
11 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Wigan
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Wigan. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
68
Outstanding
13
Good
46
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 21% · G: 73% · RI: 6% · I: 0%
2
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Wigan • Lancashire • WN8 7HD
1
24 Jun 2024
3
Newburgh Church of England Primary School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN8 7XB
1
20 Jun 2024
4
Nicol Mere School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 8DF
1
18 Jan 2024
5
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN1 1XL
1
23 May 2023
6
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 0LF
1
29 Mar 2023
7
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 0XB
1
13 Mar 2022
8
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
Wigan • Lancashire • WN2 1EL
1
11 Mar 2020
9
Garswood Primary and Nursery School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 0SF
1
12 Sep 2017
10
Winstanley Community Primary School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN3 6JP
1
9 Dec 2016
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 1 • Jul 2015
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 1 • Dec 2014
- Wood Fold Primary School 1 • Oct 2014
- Platt Bridge Community School 2 • Sep 2024
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 2 • May 2024
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Ince CofE Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School 2 • Oct 2023
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 2 • Sep 2023