# St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan

St 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.

Primary school. Code E106463. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 321
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106463

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
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, 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

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

- [Winstanley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winstanley-community-primary-school-e106407): 390 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Marus Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marus-bridge-primary-school-e143498): 790 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hope School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-school-e106543): 810 m. Special. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-st-matthews-church-of-england-primary-school-e145713): 890 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e146399): 940 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-judes-catholic-primary-school-wigan-e130384): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/106463)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106463)

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