# St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley 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 E106494. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 198
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106494

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), December 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 December 2022
- 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, 86% of pupils at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
18% 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 | 18% | 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 Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-hindley-e141643): 420 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Parks School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-parks-school-e137821): 440 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hindley Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindley-junior-and-infant-school-e152439): 800 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023, before the school changed
- [Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindley-all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e106471): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/three-towers-alternative-provision-academy-e140627): 1.2 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- [Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-st-philips-cofe-primary-school-e106472): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 73% 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/106494)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106494)

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