St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
Primary schoolSt James' Catholic Primary School Orrell is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 347 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 80% of pupils at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
20% 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 | 80% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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- Orrell Newfold Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)160 m
- Up Holland High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 50.0 (2025/26, provisional)290 m
- Orrell Holgate AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Winstanley CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file980 m
- St Peter's Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.6 km
- St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 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).