# Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 447 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E106461. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 447
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106461

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 31 March 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, 64% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 64% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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 John Fisher Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-high-school-e106535): 90 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Beech Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beech-hill-community-primary-school-e106399): 310 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigan-st-andrews-cofe-junior-and-infant-school-e106449): 420 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/standish-lower-ground-st-annes-cofe-primary-school-e106468): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Infinite Schools Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/infinite-schools-wigan-e149591): 1.4 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deanery-church-of-england-high-school-and-sixth-form-college-e106534): 1.4 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.2 (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/106461)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106461)

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