# Orrell Holgate Academy

Orrell Holgate Academy is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 198 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143389. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 198
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 143389

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Improved significantly, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Improved significantly, 29 January 2025
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, 86% of pupils at Orrell Holgate Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
24% 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 | 86% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 24% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-catholic-primary-school-orrell-e106492): 690 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Orrell Newfold Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orrell-newfold-community-primary-school-e106412): 840 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Up Holland High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/up-holland-high-school-e149983): 870 m. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 50.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Peter's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-high-school-e106537): 960 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Winstanley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winstanley-college-e130522): 1.3 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Dean Trust Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-trust-wigan-e144519): 1.5 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/143389)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143389)

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