# St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 212 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E106510. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 212
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106510

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 27 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- 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, 73% of pupils at St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 73% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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 Mary's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-high-school-e106538): 380 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Stephen's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-primary-school-e106482): 510 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tyldesley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyldesley-primary-school-e138036): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-catholic-primary-school-e106506): 1.8 km. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Garrett Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garrett-hall-primary-school-e106433): 1.9 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyldesley-st-georges-central-cofe-primary-school-and-nursery-e131331): 1.9 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 61% 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/106510)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106510)

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