# Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 326 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142028. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 326
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 142028

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 July 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 58% of pupils at Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-rc-primary-school-new-springs-wigan-e106491): 620 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Douglas Valley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/douglas-valley-nursery-school-e106398): 1 km. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, February 2024
- [Mab's Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mabs-cross-primary-school-e106405): 1 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-and-st-john-catholic-primary-school-e106459): 1.1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dean Trust Rose Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-trust-rose-bridge-e146797): 1.1 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [CEWE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cewe-school-e149150): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142028)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142028)

## How to cite

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