Golborne Community Primary School
Primary schoolGolborne Community Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 373 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 89% of pupils at Golborne Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 89% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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
In a straight line- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, WiganPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Golborne High SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Lowton West Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wigan
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).