St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
Primary schoolSt Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 321 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 84% of pupils at St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
2% 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 | 84% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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- Winstanley Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Marus Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Hope SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade810 m
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School WiganPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 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).